Incident report
Robinson R22 BETA crash near San Pedro, California, United States
fatal2017-01-042 fatalities
Summary
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 power.
Incident details
Date
2017-01-04
Location
San Pedro, California, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗33.7069, -118.2578
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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