Accident · 2007-04-27

NTSB case MIA07CA079 · Robinson R-22 Beta II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-04-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-22 Beta II (N7535Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Ocean Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Ocean Helicopters Inc.,

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadvertent shutting off of the mixture control while performing the prelanding checks that resulted loss of engine power and a roll over during the subsequent forced landing.

Source: NTSB case MIA07CA079

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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