Accident · 1991-03-31

NTSB case SEA91FA075 · ROBINSON R-22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22 BETA (N2631V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Classic Helicopter Corporation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CLASSIC HELICOPTER CORP.

Probable cause

THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BY THE PILOT DUE TO HIS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION IN FAILING TO SECURE CARGO WHICH SHIFTED IN FLIGHT AND INTERFERED WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL STICK.

Source: NTSB case SEA91FA075

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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