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Aviation accident WPR16FA130
2 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · 2016-06-23 · Wikieup, AZ, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR16FA130- Event ID
20160624X83720- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-06-23
- Location
- Wikieup, AZ, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.461112, -113.683334
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- Model
- R66
- Registration
- N117TW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
An encounter with turbulence due to updrafts and/or dust devils that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight break-up.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown