# Accident 20141229023859A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, West Palm Beach, FL, December 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IGIS
- Location: 26.6000° N, 80.0867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6000&lon=-80.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771MM-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 185 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141229023859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOSS OF CONTROL DURING APPROACH LANDING PHASE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA085), Dec 29, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N771MM), Lake Worth, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A main rotor stall due to low rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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