Accident · 1989-01-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-01-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- ROBINSON R-22HP (N9021M)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- AMERICAN HELICOPTERS LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AMERICAN HELICOPTERS INC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS AND A RESULTING LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION.
Source: NTSB case NYC89LA068Flight 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.