31.0982° N, 97.3428° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 16, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place
Temple, TX
Airport
Draughon-Miller Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5054X
Reported as
Amtr Rotorwayexec
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total5 in this make and model0 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.
Wind caused helicopter to become airborne while taxiing. Student lost control and it rolled over. No intent to fly.
As the FAA filed it
WIND CAUSED HELICOPTER TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHILE TAXIING. STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND IT ROLLED OVER. NO INTENT TO FLY.