Accident · 2001-05-11

NTSB case SEA01FA089 · Robinson R44 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-05-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Robinson R44 (N111PH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Classic Helicopter Corporation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Classic Helicopter Corp.

Probable cause

An abrupt application of the tail rotor/anti-torque pedal by an unknown pilot resulting in tail rotor contact with the tail boom. Tail rotor blades and empennage assembly separation, and trees were factors.

Source: NTSB case SEA01FA089

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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