Rotorway RW-145 N107LH

Summary

On 29 March 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Rotorway RW-145 registered N107LH, operated by Dana L. Hussey, was involved in an accident near Ridgeway, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 1988 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ridgeway, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Pace Airport (NONE)

Coordinates

36.5698, -79.8498

Aircraft

Rotorway RW-145

Registration

N107LH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dana L. Hussey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ridgeway → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO88FID02

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND FROM A 2 FOOT HOVER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE REPORTED THAT HE OVERCONTROLLED THE HELICOPTER AND A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER RESULTED. A WITNESS REPORTED THE HELICOPTER WAS TRAVELING DOWNWIND WHEN IT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH SKIDS, BOUNCED SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTING WIND BUT DID NOT ESTIMATE THE VELOCITY OF THE GUSTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.