- Date
- March 24, 1990, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Phillipsburg, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80450Robinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900324005339A
- Case key
- 14648
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to retain control of the aircraft.
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.
Analysis
The accident helicopter collided with terrain during hover flight and rolled over during solo flight. The helicopter was substantially damaged althought the student pilot at the controls was not injured. An FAA interview disclosed the information that an ATP rated pilot had given verbal permission to the student to perform the solo flight. At the time of the accident the student at the controls had received approximately 24 hours of dual instruction in rotorcraft over the previous 5 months. The student pilot's certificate had not been endorsed for solo flight by any instructor at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80450
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- M. G. Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- 3I7 · Phillipsburg
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 26 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.