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Aviation accident WPR09LA436
NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · 2009-09-03 · Torrance, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR09LA436- Event ID
20090908X85107- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2009-09-03
- Location
- Torrance, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 33.803333, -118.339447
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- Model
- R44
- Registration
- N8361X
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
A main rotor overspeed due to the pilot’s failure to maintain rotor RPM within allowable limits during a practice autorotation.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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