Accident · 2008-06-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 2008-06-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Robinson R44 II (N272SW)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mission Mountain Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Mission Mountain Helicopters
Probable cause
The student's inadvertent control interference, which the flight instructor was unable to overcome. A contributing factor was the instructor's poor crew coordination in his failure to verbally command the student to relinquish the controls and his inadequate supervision of the flight.
Source: NTSB case LAX08CA182Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Flight instructor / Commercial | Helicopter | 52 | Class 2 (2008-01-01) | 449 total · 289 in this make/model · 112 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | None recorded | None | 42 | None | 4 total · 4 in this make/model · 4 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.