ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184119
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| 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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaumont Municipal Airport (KBMT), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| KBMT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:30-JAN-16,BEAUMONT,N503DS]
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/
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| 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] |
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