Accident: Robinson Helicopter R22
Sep 20, 2017 · Long Beach, CA
NTSB numberWPR17LA211Event id20170920X73238
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the crosswind landing approach and his subsequent improper decision to initiate an autorotation instead of applying corrective control inputs after the helicopter experienced normal airframe vibration. Also causal was his failure to raise the collective during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R22
- Registration
- N7514S
- Year built
- 2002
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Autorotation Hard landing
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB)0 nm (0 km) south
- Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI)5 nm (10 km) east
- Compton Woodley Airport (CPM)6 nm (12 km) north-west
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