Accident: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA
Jan 10, 2015 · Catano, PR
NTSB numberERA15FA096Event id20150110X10017
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in the helicopter’s uncontrolled descent to the water. Contributing to the accident was the student’s distraction with other aircraft operating in the traffic pattern.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA
- Registration
- N348VH
- Year built
- 1992
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern downwind Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG)0 nm (0 km) north-east
- San Juan Seaplane Base (PR34)1 nm (2 km) west
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)6 nm (10 km) east
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