- Date
- June 13, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58272Hughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840613031989A
- Case key
- 21372
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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 - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Lack of total experience in kind of aircraftFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Roll over
Analysis
Plt descended to a low hover into wind. Pedal turn was made at alt of 5 ft AGL into wind. Control was lost in the downwind hover. Acft contacted ground and rolled over. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58272
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1180735
- Airframe hours
- 2,398
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ernesto Ancira, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 23, 1983 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,104 total · 45 in this make and model · 997 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.