Incident report
Robinson R22 crash near WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, United States
minor2017-07-10
Summary
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, which resulted in the helicopter skid contacting a crack in the runway and a dynamic rollover.
Incident details
Date
2017-07-10
Location
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Valley Aviation Inc
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Under investigation
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗41.2972, -75.8522
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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