Incident report
Robinson R44 crash near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
fatal2019-10-232 fatalities
Summary
An undetermined inflight event that resulted in the pilot performing an autorotation to uneven terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of impact damage.
Incident details
Date
2019-10-23
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Airwork Las Vegas
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗36.1469, -115.3817
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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