# Accident 20200121000069A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Independence, IA, January 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2020, 16:15 local time
- Place: Independence, IA
- Airport: Independence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GV8S
- Location: 42.4561° N, 91.9453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4561&lon=-91.9453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715RK-2022-03-17) (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 GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200121000069A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN TO THE LEFT PRIOR TO LANDING THE HELICOPTER ON THE RAMP. THE HELICOPTER ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN TO THE LEFT STRIKING AN AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP AND ULTIMATELY COLLIDING WITH THE CORNER OF A HANGAR BEFORE COMING TO REST ON IT?S LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CEN20CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA064), Jan 21, 2020: Guimbal Cabri G2 (N715RK), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while maneuvering to land, which resulted in impact with an airplane and a hangar.

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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