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Robinson R22 MARINER crash near Hollywood, Florida, United States

minor2022-07-27
Summary

Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s tail rotor blades, which resulted in a failure of the tail rotor drive system, and an inflight loss of yaw control from which the flight instructor was unable to recover.

Incident details
Date
2022-07-27
Location
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
26.0012, -80.2407
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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