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Aviation accident GAA15CA238

MINR · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · 2015-08-19 · Ronkonkoma, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number
GAA15CA238
Event ID
20150827X20826
Type
Accident
Date
2015-08-19
Location
Ronkonkoma, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.791667, -73.103332

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R22 BETA
Registration
N86EH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's loss of control during a hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of action to remediate the student pilot's control inputs and recover aircraft control.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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