1 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA II · 2009-01-31 · Fillmore, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR09FA104
Event ID
20090201X10015
Type
Accident
Date
2009-01-31
Location
Fillmore, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.398056, -118.778053
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R22 BETA II
Registration
N4160A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.