Accident · 2007-09-12

NTSB case SEA07CA260 · Robinson R-22B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-09-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-22B (N965SH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Silver State Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Silver State Helicopters

Probable cause

The student pilot's loss of directional control while hovering, and the instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action while attempting to take control of the helicopter.

Source: NTSB case SEA07CA260

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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