# Accident 20170728015629A: 2016 Helicopters Guimbal CABRI G2, Beaumont, TX, July 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 30.0703° N, 94.2150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0703&lon=-94.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N722TX-2020-02-28) (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: 2016 HELICOPTERS GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 451 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170728015629A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AN AIR TAXI AT 100' AGL DURING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT LOST MAIN ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFTS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT FOUND THE CONTROL INPUTS TO BE INEFFECTIVE.  WHILE IN A LEFT BANK APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 DEGREES THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND LEAVING MARKS IN THE DIRT.  AFTER SEVERAL ROTATIONS OF THE MAIN ROTOR THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED APPROXIMATELY 100' BEFORE CARTWHEELING ONCE.  THE TAILBOOM BROKE OFF AND FOLEDED IN RESULTING IN THE MAIN FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONCE MORE AND COME TO REST ON IT RIDE SIDE.  THE SKID BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SOME 10' AWAY FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA290), Jul 28, 2017: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 (N722TX), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's low-altitude maneuvering, which exceeded the helicopter's performance capability in the high-density altitude conditions and resulted in a loss of control.

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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