- Date
- October 31, 1982, 00:15 local (05:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wittensville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12KWVanhoose/Scorpio Executive
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821031056299A
- Case key
- 73082
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Vfr procedures - improperCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inaccurateCause
Flare - misjudgedCause
Roll over
Analysis
The pilot stated that on his approach for landing a gust of wind caused the helicopter to climb and then descend rapidly. During this time the pilot stated he applied power and at the same time kept adding more and more collective, but the helicopter kept sinking and crashed. After impact, the helicopter rolled over on its right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12KW
- Reported as
- Vanhoose/Scorpio Executive
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number
- KW3011
- Airframe hours
- 32
- Engine
- Rotorway 145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth R. Vanhoose
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R. Vanhoose
- Departed
- Wittensville, KY
- Destination
- Wittensville, KY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 388 total · 38 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 36° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.