- Date
- June 28, 1982, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Canadian, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58407Hughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 70120
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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.
Analysis
The fixed-wing-rated/helicopter student pilot stated that it had been raining before he went to fly. Reportedly, he began to practice hovering while wearing wet tennis shoes. The student stated that his foot slipped off of the pedal because the soles of his shoes were wet. He reported that the helicopter started to turn, a skid hit the ground and then the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58407
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1190846
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Canadian Shamrock Wolesale Inc
- Registered owner
- Canadian Shamrock Wolesale Inc
- Departed
- Canadian, TX
- Destination
- Canadian, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 13 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
Other investigations on N58407 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.