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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R66 · Beaumont, TX · June 7, 2016

Date
June 7, 2016 · 17:50 local
Place
Beaumont, TX
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38SL
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA290
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R66
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Owner of aircraft was waiting for pilot to arrive to take a local flight. While waiting for pilot owner decided to start aircraft to use the air conditioner to cool of cabin. While sitting on helicopter pad owner stated he never touch the controls when the aircraft begin to roll off the helicopter pad and fell into the pond area around helicopter pad. Aircraft came to rest on right side. Owner egressed aircaft and had no injuries. Hot temperatures, sky was clear with slight wind gust reported by owner.

As the FAA filed it

OWNER OF AIRCRAFT WAS WAITING FOR PILOT TO ARRIVE TO TAKE A LOCAL FLIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR PILOT OWNER DECIDED TO START AIRCRAFT TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER TO COOL OF CABIN. WHILE SITTING ON HELICOPTER PAD OWNER STATED HE NEVER TOUCH THE CONTROLS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO ROLL OFF THE HELICOPTER PAD AND FELL INTO THE POND AREA AROUND HELICOPTER PAD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE. OWNER EGRESSED AIRCAFT AND HAD NO INJURIES. HOT TEMPERATURES, SKY WAS CLEAR WITH SLIGHT WIND GUST REPORTED BY OWNER.

NTSB investigation

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