NTSB CAROL · CEN26LA260
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · N224RH
Red Oak, IA · Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 UTC
Onboard
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Survived
1
Status: In work · Last updated: 22d ago · View docket on data.ntsb.gov →
NTSB record
The agency's structured fields, exactly as published in CAROL. Preliminary records contain location, aircraft, and the defining sequence of events. Probable-cause analysis lands months later with the factual report.
Aircraft
General aviation
- Make · Model
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Registration
- N224RH
- Operator
- Cedar Ridge Aviation
- Registered owner
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- Regulation
- Part 137 · Agricultural aircraft
- Operation type
- AAPL
- Defining event
- Takeoff
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
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