- Date
- May 17, 1982, 10:34 local (17:34 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1105BHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820517016729A
- Case key
- 72465
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice hovering. He reported that the wind was from 280 degrees at 9 knots. He stated that while hovering, he turned to a downwind heading when a gust of wind spun the helicopter to the right. He corrected with the left pedal but the helicopter kept spinning to the right as he set the helicopter on the ground, and the tail boom, tail rotor, skids, and lower frame were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1105B
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 411030
- Airframe hours
- 42
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- J. J. Viglini
- Registered owner
- J. J. Viglini
- Departed
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Destination
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Airport
- SNS · Salinas, runway 36, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 83 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.