Accident · 2000-12-14

NTSB case LAX01LA058 · Robinson R22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-12-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Robinson R22 BETA (N7189K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: West Air Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WEST AIR HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the second pilot and delay taking control of the aircraft and implementing remedial action. A factor in the accident was the second pilot's interference with the pilot-in-command's operation of the collective flight control.

Source: NTSB case LAX01LA058

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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