Accident · 1992-07-25

NTSB case LAX92LA315 · ROBINSON R-22B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22B (N2335Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Civic Helicopters Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIC HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA315

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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