No fatalities
23 May 2022: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II — Nashua, NH
On 23 May 2022, a ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II was involved in an aviation accident near Nashua, NH. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Instructor/check pilotLateral/bank control — Not attained/maintained