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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 2017 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Canadian Home Rotors Safari |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N186KW |
| MSN: | 2176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 132 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville Regional Airport/Grannis Field (KFAY), Fayetteville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville, NC (FAY) |
| Fayetteville, NC (FAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that the purpose of his flight was to practice hover taxi. During a right pedal turn, about 3 to 5 ft above the ground, the helicopter rolled onto its side.
Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed substantial damage to the tailboom.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a hover pedal turn.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=609DB
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2017 07:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Sep-2017 16:33 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2018 13:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2018 14:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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