ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215429
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 2018 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269 |
| Owner/operator: | John Deer Trustee |
| Registration: | N11047 |
| MSN: | 211031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3035 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-01A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio, TX (SSF) |
| San Antonio, TX (SSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that he allowed his non-rated passenger to “try his hovering skills” at 3 ft above ground level. The pilot told the passenger, “you have the aircraft,” and the pilot removed his hands from the flight controls. The passenger pushed the cyclic to its forward limit, and the helicopter impacted the ground.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor and tail rotor drive systems, and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to relinquish the helicopter flight controls to a non-rated passenger during a 3 ft hover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2018 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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