# Incident 19880413019559I: Amtrvk VH4, Chandler, AZ, April 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1988, 17:39 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36VL-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Volkschrauber VH-4 (registry code 1302629, https://openairdocs.org/model/volkschrauber-vh-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVK VH4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 57 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413019559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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