Incident report
Robinson R22 crash near Sterling City, Texas, United States
unknown2018-06-17
Summary
The pilot’s improper decision to exit the helicopter without shutting down the engine, which allowed the collective/throttle to increase and resulted in a loss of control of the unattended helicopter.
Incident details
Date
2018-06-17
Location
Sterling City, Texas, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Concho Aviation Llc
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗31.8331, -100.9808
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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