# Accident 19960220002209A: Amtr HMI1, West Point, VA, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 10:40 local time
- Place: West Point, VA
- Airport: West Point Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5506° N, 76.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5506&lon=-76.7999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HMI1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220002209A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER UNCOMMANDED PITCHDOWN. MISUSED FORWARD CYCLIC.COLLAPSED SKIDS. ROTORS HIT. SELF DESTRUCTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA045), Feb 20, 1996: Advanced Technology Ultra Sport 254 (N254AS), West Point, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during low altitude flight/maneuvering, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain. A related factor was the pilot's lack of flight…

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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