Miner ROTORWAY EXEC 162F N124CF

Summary

On 14 March 1999 at about 15:38 local time, a Miner ROTORWAY EXEC 162F registered N124CF, operated by William A. Newhart, was involved in an accident near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 March 1999 at 15:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.2107, -77.0007

Aircraft

Miner ROTORWAY EXEC 162F

Registration

N124CF

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

William A. Newhart

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA072

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadvertent induced dynamic rollover. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of helicopter experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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This was the pilot's first solo flight in a helicopter. He brought the helicopter to about a 6 inch hover and then drifted left and settled. The left rear skid contacted the ground and the helicopter rolled over on its left side. The pilot held a private pilot certificate for single engine airplanes but had not flown in several years. He had received 9.9 hours of dual instruction in the same model of helicopter, and was signed off for solo flight, but had not flown in the 44 days that preceded the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.