# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 2017

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 CEN18FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA035.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Electra, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2017 · N4179M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA18CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA030.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2017 · N878MC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s tension on the flight control at a low level during an autorotation, which did not allow sufficient time for the flight instructor to correct and recover control before the hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA551.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2017 · N177SR · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s unstabilized hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA17LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA332.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2017 · N404TB · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot's failure to adequately transmit his position while operating in the airport traffic pattern.
- [NTSB WPR17LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA211.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2017 · N7514S · Substantial damage
  > 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.…
- [NTSB GAA17CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA514.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 29, 2017 · N622MP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA17CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA509.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Bremerton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2017 · N7198J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper bank control during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB GAA17CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA406.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Wilkes-Barre, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2017 · N2336J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, which resulted in the helicopter skid contacting a crack in the runway and a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB GAA17CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA376.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Kelso, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2017 · N8361N · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB GAA17CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA356.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Matagorda, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2017 · N901KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an agricultural flight in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA17CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA187.md): Robinson R22 · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2017 · N2322Z · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering, which resulted in skid contact with the ground and a dynamic roll-over.
- [NTSB WPR17LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA068.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Holbrook, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2017 · N7095A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to compensate for a loss of effective translational lift while turning from an upwind to a downwind condition at a low altitude and low airspeed, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.
- [NTSB ERA17CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA101.md): Robinson R22 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 6, 2017 · N7685H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain helicopter control while demonstrating low rotor rpm operations from a hover.
- [NTSB ERA17CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA099.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Fallston, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2017 · N7518G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls to the flight instructor, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA17CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA130.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Armstrong, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 31, 2017 · N883KC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to remove the left helicopter skid tie-down before takeoff, which resulted in dynamic roll-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA112.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Champaign, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 18, 2017 · N8042B · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to arrest the descent rate during the practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR17FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA047.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · San Pedro, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2017 · N702JJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm following the loss of engine…

## 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") = 2017
  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=2017

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