NTSB FTW90LA061 — 1990-02-01 · SAN ANGELO, Texas, United States

Aircraft involved

N25318 Robinson R22 None

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY NOT IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING THE TIE-DOWN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LIFTOFF FROM A TRAILER TO FLIGHT TAXI THE HELICOPTER TO THE FLIGHT LINE. HE SAID THAT AS HE TRIED TO COME TO A HOVER, THE HELICOPTER WENT INTO A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. ONE OF THE SKIDS WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_FTW90LA061.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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