Accident · 2007-02-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-02-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 Beta II (N199K)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Blue Sky Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Blue Sky Aviation, Inc.
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper use of the collective and cyclic control, which induced a dynamic rollover. Also causal was the certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action.
Source: NTSB case LAX07CA041Flight 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.