Accident · 1993-09-10

NTSB case LAX93LA348 · ROBINSON R22B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON R22B (N47NH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HELICOPTER ADVENTURES INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELICOPTER ADVENTURES, INC.

Probable cause

the flight instructor's failure to maintain main rotor RPM after initiating a go-around from a pinnacle approach. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude condition.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA348

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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