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.
(-23)CFI pilot stated that the student was practing hovering at about 5-10 feet. She had a total of 5 hours of dual instruction in the helicopter, about 45 mintues practicing hovering. CFI, privacy data omitted stated that "it got out of whack and into an abnormal altitude." He took controls to recover by raising collective, but "it did not correct". Within 2-3 seconds the helicopter came in contact with the ground and rolled over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)CFI PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT WAS PRACTING HOVERING AT ABOUT 5-10 FEET. SHE HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE HELICOPTER, ABOUT 45 MINTUES PRACTICING HOVERING. CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT "IT GOT OUT OF WHACK AND INTO AN ABNORMAL ALTITUDE." HE TOOK CONTROLS TO RECOVER BY RAISING COLLECTIVE, BUT "IT DID NOT CORRECT". WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS THE HELICOPTER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.
Other reports on N6291T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.