Date:	Saturday 30 January 2016
Time:	10:00
Type:	Guimbal Cabri G2
Owner/operator:	Neches Helicopter Training
Registration:	N503DS
MSN:	1099
Year of manufacture:	2015
Total airframe hrs:	69 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-J2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Beaumont Municipal Airport (KBMT), TX -   United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	KBMT
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After landing, the helicopter was hover taxiing with a tail wind present. The pilot slowed the speed of the hover taxi and lost tail rotor effectiveness. The helicopter spun 3 times, impacted terrain, and sustained substantial damage. The two occupants were not injured.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during a hover-taxi and his failure to maintain helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=503DS
http://www.guimbal.com/index2.php?l=6#
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/perte-defficacite-du-rac-lors-dune-translation-par-vent-arriere-perte-de-controle-collision-avec-le-sol/
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Feb-2016 18:53	Geno	Added
11-Feb-2016 17:06	Aerossurance	Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Nov-2016 21:21	Aerossurance	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:30	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]