ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30269
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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 2000 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Group 3 Aviation |
| Registration: | N4072T |
| MSN: | 1747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5429 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Piru, Ventura County, Santa Clara River Valley, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA (VNY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor took his fiance up to introduce her to helicopter operations. After completing training he landed in a riverbed to wait for traffic to clear. After a few minutes he prepared to liftoff. As he lifted off, the right skid stayed in contact with the ground, and the helicopter continued to roll over to the right.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control after encountering a dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20394&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4072T
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 1993 | N4072T | Sunrise Air | 0 | Folsom, CA | |
sub |
| 2 July 2002 | N4072T | Group 3 Aviation | 0 | Chatsworth, California | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2011 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2016 20:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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