# Accident 20090731049239A: Bingham Chu ROTORWAY 16, Kennesaw, GA, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0078° N, 84.5914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0078&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267BC-2017-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bingham Chuck ROTORWAY 162-F (registry code 05611UF, https://openairdocs.org/model/bingham-chuck-rotorway-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BINGHAM CHU ROTORWAY 16
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY UNKNOWN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 46 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731049239A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING/HOVER TAXIING BETWEEN RAMP AREA AND TAXIWAY.  DUE TO WIND/WIND GUST HELICOPTER DRIFTED INTO WIND SOCK AREA AND ROTOR CONTACTED WIND SOCK AND WIND SOCK MAST.  SEE ATTACHED PILOT NARRATIVE.

## 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 ERA09CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA432), Jul 31, 2009: Bingham Chuck Rotorway 1 (N267BC), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering in gusting wind conditions.

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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