ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 125
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 2007 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N66012 |
| MSN: | 6876 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Maria, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria, CA (SMX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was hovering his amateur built experimental helicopter for the first time. Upon liftoff, the helicopter began drifting to the left, and the pilot lowered the collective without controlling the drift to the left. The left skid contacted the ground, and the helicopter experienced dynamic rollover and rolled over coming to rest on its left side. The pilot had a private pilot certificate with a single engine land airplane rating. He was not rated in helicopters and his total time in rotorcraft was 12 hours, all of which were dual instruction in the accident make and model of helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotorcraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20080117X00070&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 21:05 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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