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Robinson R22 crash near Truckee, California, United States

serious2017-11-30
Summary

The flight instructor’s failure to execute a power recovery from a non-stabilized autorotative descent, which resulted in a hard landing.

Incident details
Date
2017-11-30
Location
Truckee, California, United States
Aircraft
Robinson R22
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
39.3200, -120.1394
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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