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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Poor Boys Toys EXEC 90 · Patricia, TX · August 1, 1997

Date: August 1, 1997 · 07:40 local
Place: Patricia, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N596PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA300
Fatal injuries: 0

N596PBRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Poor Boys Toys EXEC 90S/N 6032 · Built 1996 Airframe modelPoor Boys Toys EXEC 90 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Experimental rotocraft hovered into crops during aerial field survey and experienced dynamic rollover. (-23) while pilot was surveying crops in a hover configuration, he stated that he momentarily looked at the gages. While his attention was diverted, he allowed the aircraft landing skid to contact the crops causing a dynamic rollover. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL ROTOCRAFT HOVERED INTO CROPS DURING AERIAL FIELD SURVEY AND EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. (-23) WHILE PILOT WAS SURVEYING CROPS IN A HOVER CONFIGURATION, HE STATED THAT HE MOMENTARILY LOOKED AT THE GAGES. WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SKID TO CONTACT THE CROPS CAUSING A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA300Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPatricia, TXThe failure of the pilot to maintain terrain clearance with the crops during a surveying flight. A factor was the pilots diverted attention.Aug 1, 1997 · Substantial damage