ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384366
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1982 |
| Time: | 10:34 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1105B |
| MSN: | 411030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 42 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salinas, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Salinas, CA (KSNS) |
| Salinas, CA (KSNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE HOVERING. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT WHILE HOVERING, HE TURNED TO A DOWNWIND HEADING WHEN A GUST OF WIND SPUN THE HELICOPTER TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED WITH THE LEFT PEDAL BUT THE HELICOPTER KEPT SPINNING TO THE RIGHT AS HE SET THE HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND, AND THE TAIL BOOM, TAIL ROTOR, SKIDS, AND LOWER FRAME WERE DAMAGED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DVM16
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1997 | N1105B | Precision Helicopters | 0 | Yamhill, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 10:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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