Accident · 1991-11-01

NTSB case LAX92LA034 · ROBINSON R-22B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-11-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22B (N549SM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PARFLITE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PARFLITE, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT AND THE PILOTS FAILURE TO CORRECTLY JUDGE OF THE LANDING FLARE DURING THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOROTATION.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA034

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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