19880413019559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrvk VH-4 · Chandler, AZ · April 13, 1988

Date
April 13, 1988 · 17:39 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipal
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36VL
Reported as
Amtrvk VH4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
925 total57 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During demo flight a gust of wind caused the rotors to strike the ground. Helicopter roller over. Medical expired.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DEMO FLIGHT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE ROTORS TO STRIKE THE GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLER OVER. MEDICAL EXPIRED.