26 Aug 2023: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 NO SERIES — AIRMAN HELICOPTER INC — Immokalee, FL

On 26 Aug 2023, a ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 NO SERIES operated by AIRMAN HELICOPTER INC was involved in an aviation accident near Immokalee, FL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot during hover flight, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the ground after the student pilot applied a sudden control input. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.