Accident · 1993-03-11

NTSB case LAX93LA147 · ROBINSON R-22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22 BETA (N4072T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SUNRISE AIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUNRISE AIR

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT DURING A APPROACH FOR LANDING, IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT, AND A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER MAIN ROTOR RPM. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA147

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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