# Accident 20130805014769A: Versteeg Robert H Jr HELICYCLE, Richland, WA, August 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2013, 11:10 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3033° N, 119.3025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3033&lon=-119.3025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2014-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Versteeg Robert H JR HELICYCLE (registry code 05630TF, https://openairdocs.org/model/versteeg-robert-h-jr-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERSTEEG ROBERT H JR HELICYCLE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,183 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805014769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A HOVER ABOUT TEN FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROTATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A HANGAR WITH THE MAIN ROTOR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA360), Aug 5, 2013: Versteeg Helicycle (N234RV), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicycle control during hover due to an inadvertent control input.

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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