Incident report
Robinson R44 II crash near Cedar City, Utah, United States
minor2022-07-25
Summary
The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and airspeed and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to regain helicopter control during the straight-in autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
Incident details
Date
2022-07-25
Location
Cedar City, Utah, United States
Aircraft
Operator
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗37.7024, -113.3012
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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