20180121000069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Loxahatchee, FL · January 21, 2018

Date
January 21, 2018 · 15:45 local
Place
Loxahatchee, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total1 in this make and model

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.

privacy data omitted Was operating an experinmental helicopter (mosquito)that was amuertuer built in his backyard without prior experience in the mosquito.

This helicopter was not certificated by the FAA nor did it have an "n" number

Upon lift off from his backyard, an excessive rate of yaw developed with an increase in altitude to about 80 feet. The helicopter ascended rapidly and descended rapidly. The helicopter landed un an uneven surface and rolled left, coming to rest destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING AN EXPERINMENTAL HELICOPTER (MOSQUITO)THAT WAS AMUERTUER BUILT IN HIS BACKYARD WITHOUT PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN THE MOSQUITO.

THIS HELICOPTER WAS NOT CERTIFICATED BY THE FAA NOR DID IT HAVE AN "N" NUMBER

UPON LIFT OFF FROM HIS BACKYARD, AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF YAW DEVELOPED WITH AN INCREASE IN ALTITUDE TO ABOUT 80 FEET. THE HELICOPTER ASCENDED RAPIDLY AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY. THE HELICOPTER LANDED UN AN UNEVEN SURFACE AND ROLLED LEFT, COMING TO REST DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.