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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sud Aviation/Eurocopter ALOUETTE II SE313B · Glen, CA · July 13, 2012

Date
July 13, 2012 · 07:40 local
Place
Glen, CA
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45VX
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA303
Reported as
Sud Aviation/Eurocopter Alouette II SE313B
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,473 total26 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was out on a solo flight practicing take offs and landings. Pilot lost control of aircraft during hover.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS OUT ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING HOVER.

NTSB investigation

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