No fatalities

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA accident at Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, NY, 11 Dec 2022

Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, NY, United States

On December 11, 2022, a ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA operated by Flying Helicopters Made Easy was involved in an aviation accident near Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, NY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action while supervising the student pilot’s practice autorotation in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 14 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action while supervising the student pilot’s practice autorotation in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotLateral/bank control — Not attained/maintainedResponse/compensation