Accident · 1991-04-06

NTSB case SEA91LA078 · ROBINSON R22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON R22 BETA (N24176)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Classic Helicopter Corporation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CLASSIC HELICOPTER

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT THE IMMINENT DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND LACK OF TOTOAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

Source: NTSB case SEA91LA078

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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