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Aviation accident GAA18CA072
MINR · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · 2017-12-05 · Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA18CA072- Event ID
20171205X35855- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-12-05
- Location
- Fort Pierce, FL, USA
- Coordinates
- 27.492221, -80.368057
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- Model
- R44
- Registration
- N99RW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a tail strike and hard landing.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown