Accident · 2007-03-15

NTSB case MIA07LA059 · Robinson R-44-II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-44-II (N196DM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient rotor rpm during an autorotative landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the tailboom.

Source: NTSB case MIA07LA059

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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