Robinson R-22 BETA N143SH
28 August 2007 · St. Clair Rgnl., Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 2007 at about 19:15 local time, a Robinson R-22 BETA registered N143SH was involved in an accident near St. Clair Rgnl., Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Clair Rgnl., Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Clair Regional (K39)
- Coordinates
- 38.3822, -90.9733
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22 BETA
- Registration
- N143SH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Louis → St. Clair
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA281
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot overcorrected following a loss of control while practicing a hovering turn.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot overcorrected during a hovering taxi turn and the tail rotor struck the ground. The student pilot then autorotated to a hard landing which collapsed the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2007 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Spring, Texas, United States | David Vargas | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2007 | Robinson R-22 BETA II | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | Heliflight | Unknown | - |
| 27 Apr 2007 | Robinson R-22 BETA II | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Ocean Helicopters Inc., | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2007 | Robinson R-22 BETA 2 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Robinson R-22 | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2007 | Robinson R44 RAVEN II | Morrison, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2007 | Cessna 172S | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150F | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Robert M. hackett | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2007 | Wrb Associates ZODIAC 601 XL | La Belle, Missouri, United States | Stevens Lee Walker | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 2007 | Bird SEAWIND 3000 | Knox City, Missouri, United States | Gene E. Underland | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 2007 | Boeing N2S-3 | Trenton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |