# Accident 20231216022199A: Rabe Richard EXEC 162F, Tuscumbia, AL, December 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2023, 08:05 local time
- Place: Tuscumbia, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7107° N, 87.7251° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7107&lon=-87.7251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60932) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rabe Richard EXEC 162F (registry code 05610NU, https://openairdocs.org/model/rabe-richard-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RABE RICHARD EXEC 162F
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 15 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231216022199A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER ALLOWING THE MAIN ROTOR TO IMPACT THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA24LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA083), Dec 16, 2023: Rabe Richard Exec 162F (N60932), Tuscumbia, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in the right skid contacting the ground and a subsequent rollover.

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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