# Accident 20160927020789A: Tatkovsky James G SAFARI, Andover, NH, September 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2016, 16:45 local time
- Place: Andover, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4208° N, 71.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4208&lon=-71.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330JT-2019-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tatkovsky James G SAFARI (registry code 05617FI, https://openairdocs.org/model/tatkovsky-james-g-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TATKOVSKY JAMES G SAFARI
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 154 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160927020789A

## Narrative

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

INTERVIEW WITH PILOT CONDUCTED ON 10/6/16, 11:00 AM, REVEALED HE HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH SEVERAL PORTIONS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS.  THERE ARE NO ENTRIES IN AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS REFLECTING SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE AT MIRANNA FLORIDA(40 HOURS AND COMPLETION OF FLIGHT TEST PLAN) OR ANY REQUIRED 12 CALENDAR MONTH INSPECTIONS.  NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS EXIST REFLECTING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE PILOT UNDER HIS REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE.  AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED FOR 154 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS OVER A SPAN OF 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS WITH NO FAR 43 APPENDIX D "CONDITION INSPECTION" PERFORMED.  PILOT DOES NOT HOLD  A HELICOPTER RATING OR  A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ERA16LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA330), Sep 27, 2016: Tatkovsky James G Safari (N330JT), Andover, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during initial climb.

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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