Accident · 2009-01-31

NTSB case WPR09FA104 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2009-01-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA II (N4160A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ORBIC HELICOPTERS SALES & SERVICE AT CAMARILLO LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ORBIC HELICOPTERS SALES & SERVICE AT CAMARILLO LLC

Probable cause

An in-flight break-up while maneuvering as a result of the main rotor blades diverging from the normal plane of rotation and severing the tailboom. The underlying reason for the main rotor divergence could not be determined.

Source: NTSB case WPR09FA104

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot	Private	None	47	Class 3 (2007-07-14)	46 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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