# Accident 20060416011109A: Amtr EXEC162F, Kalkaska, MI, April 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kalkaska, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7347° N, 85.1819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7347&lon=-85.1819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42996-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palulis John EXEC 162F (registry code 05619CB, https://openairdocs.org/model/palulis-john-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060416011109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING HOVER MANEUVERS AT HIS HOUSE AND WHILE HELICOPTER WAS HEADING DOWNWIND PILOT LOST CONTROL AND HELICOPTER DRIFTED INTO UTILITY POLE.

## 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 CHI06CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA116), Apr 16, 2006: Palulis John Exec 162F (N42996), Kalkaska, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The compensation for wind conditions not performed by the pilot during hover. An additional cause was the tailwind.

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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