# Accident 20151207019609A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, Richwood, TX, December 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Richwood, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1086° N, 95.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1086&lon=-95.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607BP-2018-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (registry code 3027377, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207019609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOTS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST TRANSITIONED FROM FORWARD FLIGHT INTO A 50 FOOT HOVER. THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY PITCHED NOSE DOWN.  THE PILOT CORRECTED BY APPLYING FULL AFT CYCLIC. THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED BUT BEGAN TO ROLL RIGHT.  AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLOCKWISE ROTATION.  THE PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT THE ROTATION. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.  THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL POST CRASH FIRE ON THE GROUND AT THE ENGINE EXHAUST AND ON THE COWLING AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 CEN16LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA058), Dec 7, 2015: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (N607BP), Angleton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control while hovering for reasons that could not be determined, because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical anomalies or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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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