ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356389
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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1996 |
| Time: | 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 HP |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic Coast Helicopter |
| Registration: | N8414H |
| MSN: | 0355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7188 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Islip, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KISP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that the student, who had 13 hours of total flight time, completed the runup and the pre-takeoff check, and lifted the helicopter into a hover. As they started to hover-taxi forward, the student suddenly applied left cyclic, and the left skid struck the ground. Before the instructor could overpower the student, the helicopter went into a dynamic rollover, and came to rest on its left side.
Probable Cause: The students pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA037
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 1983 | N8414H | Aero Flight Ltd | 0 | Gaithersburg, MD | |
sub |
| 20 April 2002 | N8414H | Eastern Helicopters | 0 | Islip, New York | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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