# Accident 20160116000949A: Tucker Mitchel C H-13, Zephyrhills, FL, January 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2306° N, 82.1611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2306&lon=-82.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tucker Mitchel C H-13 (registry code 05619KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/tucker-mitchel-c-h-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TUCKER MITCHEL C H-13
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,250 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160116000949A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 16, 2016 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT H-13 HELICOPTER LANDED AT THE ZEPHYRHILLS, FL AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FRONT OF A HANGAR AND A PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PREPARING TO LIFT OFF AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED 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 ERA16CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA102), Jan 17, 2016: Tucker Mitchel C H 13 (N9669), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on ground standing with the engine running during high crosswind conditions which resulted in a static rollover and collision with the ground.

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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