- Date
- March 15, 1988, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tomball, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N58332Hughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880315005359A
- Case key
- 22625
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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
As the helicopter lifted off the portable landing platform, it rolled to the right and contacted the terrain. The pilot could not determine if the skid was caught on the platform or if it slid off the side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58332
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 490778
- Airframe hours
- 3,187
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Omega Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Powell Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1987 · 41 hours before
- Airport
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 296 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 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.
Other investigations on N58332 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.