Accident · 1997-06-13

NTSB case FTW97LA226 · Robinson R22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R22 BETA (N4041W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helicopter Experts, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELICOPTER EXPERTS

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the practice autorotation and his failure to maintain rotor RPM.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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