MINR · Robinson R22 BETA · 1996-12-15 · LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA068
Event ID
20001208X07189
Type
Accident
Date
1996-12-15
Location
LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.0396, -122.930831
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Robinson
Model
R22 BETA
Registration
N8311A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and his delayed corrective action to the student pilot's abrupt control inputs, thereby allowing the main rotor blades to strike the ground. Factors relating to the accident were: the CFI's lack of instructing experience and the presence of upsloping terrain.