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Aviation accident WPR21FA300
4 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · 2021-08-01 · Colusa, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR21FA300- Event ID
20210801103602- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2021-08-01
- Location
- Colusa, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.296803, -122.03939
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 4
Aircraft
- Make
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- Model
- R66
- Registration
- N7000J
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s abrupt flight control input that led to mast bumping and a subsequent in-flight breakup.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown