- Date
- September 19, 1985, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place
- Lantana, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850919045731A19850919045732A
- Case key
- 31455
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was hovering at an altitude of about three feet. Approximately 100 feet north of the rwy. When an out-of-control Cessna 152 tore off their right landind skid. The helicopter landed safely using a wooden dolly for support of the right side.
The student plt, with a total of about 14 hours including 1.7 solo, was practicing solo touch-and-go's when he saw the helicopter hovering near the rwy. Fearing that the helicopter was going to fly over the rwy, he aborted the takeoff, but in doing so, lost control of the airplane. The airplane swerved off the rwy and collided with the hovering helicopter about 100 feet north of the edge of the rwy.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N49873
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281374
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- James W. Hardin
- Registered owner
- Frederick G Landon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 29, 1985 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport
- LWA · Palm Beach County Park, runway 9, 3,489 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
- Registration
- N8376F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 480679
- Airframe hours
- 5,516
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Heli Serv Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 8, 1985 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport
- LWA · Palm Beach County Park
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N49873
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 11 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8376F
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,926 total · 1,175 in this make and model · 5,826 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.