# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 2015

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN16LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA040.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Sugarland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2015 · N7058Z · Substantial damage
  > The overspeed of the main rotor system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB GAA15CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA238.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Ronkonkoma, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2015 · N86EH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of control during a hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of action to remediate the student pilot's control inputs and recover aircraft control.
- [NTSB GAA15CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA224.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Caldwell, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2015 · N3103Q · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter flight instructor's delayed remedial action during an autorotation resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA200.md): Robinson Helicopter R-22 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2015 · N520NS · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to arrest the descent rate, which resulted in a running landing, the left skid catching rough terrain, and the main rotor blades impacting the ground.
- [NTSB GAA15CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA181.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Caldwell, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 13, 2015 · N184SH · Substantial damage
  > Abnormal ground contact during a 180 degree autorotation, resulting in a severed tail rotor driveshaft by a main rotor blade. A factor contributing to the accident was the rotor blowback condition due to the aft tilting of the main rotor disk.
- [NTSB GAA15LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA131.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Escalante, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2015 · N441MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his subsequent decision to attempt to climb over rising terrain with the helicopter over maximum gross weight while operating in high-density altitude conditions with a tailwind, which resulted in its inability to…
- [NTSB GAA15CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA147.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kailua-Kona, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2015 · N227FT · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to conduct a high altitude pinnacle landing without adequate power, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the density altitude at the high altitude pinnacle…
- [NTSB GAA15CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA154.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Eagle Lake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2015 · N842SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to secure the iPad during flight, resulting in an inadvertent cyclic input, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR15CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA119.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 3, 2015 · N4003S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the ground, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB CEN15CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA153.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Asherton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 15, 2015 · N7181S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from the trees.
- [NTSB ERA15LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA115.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 2015 · N54380 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of the airplane pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane pilots to announce their intentions before…
- [NTSB ERA15FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA096.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Catano, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2015 · N348VH · Destroyed
  > 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…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2015
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640110', '7640103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640110&year=2015

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