Aviation accident ERA15CA089

Name: aviation accident: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II near Barranquitas (2015-01-02)
Start: 2015-01-02
Location: Barranquitas, PR, USA

MINR · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · 2015-01-02 · Barranquitas, PR, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA15CA089
Event ID: 20150103X94415
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-01-02
Location: Barranquitas, PR, USA
Coordinates: 18.209722, -66.293891

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model: R44 II
Registration: N3183T
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing which resulted in a tailrotor ground strike and collision with terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown