Accident · 1990-06-23

NTSB case LAX90LA227 · ROBINSON R22A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-06-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON R22A (N84378)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sundance Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUNDANCE HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

Source: NTSB case LAX90LA227

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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