# Accident 20160130000609A: Helicopteres CABRI-G2, Beaumont, TX, January 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0714° N, 94.2142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0714&lon=-94.2142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (registry code 9000001, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopteres-guimbal-cabri-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTERES CABRI-G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160130000609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 AT BMT AIRPORT.  PILOT STATED HE WAS HEADED OVER TO THE FBO WHEN HIS PASSENGER SUGGESTED THEY TAXI OVER AND LOOK AT THE MILITARY TANK LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. PILOT EXECUTED LEFT PEDAL AND HEADED NORTH HOVERING ABOUT 10 FEET OFF PAVEMENT DOWN WIND. GUST OF WIND PUSHED HELICOPTER TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY CORRECTION BY APPLYING LEFT PEDAL. HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN PILOT LOST CONTROL.  HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT AND ENGAGED IN A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.  ROTOR BLADES HIT THE GROUND. BROKE THE LEFT SKID TUBE, BENT THE TAIL BOOM, DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT.

## 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 GAA16LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA117), Jan 30, 2016: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri (N503DS), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during a hover-taxi and his failure to maintain helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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