Accident · 2022-03-22

NTSB case WPR22LA132 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2022-03-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N44DQ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm while descending with a gusting tailwind condition, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.

Source: NTSB case WPR22LA132

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 pilot flying	Private	Airplane	60	Class 3 (2020-05-12)	1,863 total · 600 in this make/model · 1,863 as PIC

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

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