SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
N2256M
ROBINSON R-22-A
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER STOP & APPEAR TO FLY BACKWARDS ON DOWNWIND BEFORE IT FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT PORTIONS OF THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL SECTION SEPARATED AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A MAIN ROTOR STRIKE ON THE TAILBOOM OF THE HELICOPTER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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