Accident · 2002-06-14

NTSB case LAX02LA196 · Robinson R-22 Beta · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-06-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7041B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Silver State Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Silver State Helicopters

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper liftoff into tailwind conditions, improper use of the collective, and failure to relinquish the flight controls to the CFI, resulting in the helicopter colliding with terrain. Also causal was the CFI's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action.

Source: NTSB case LAX02LA196

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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