Vanhoose/Scorpio EXECUTIVE N12KW

Summary

On 31 October 1982 at about 05:15 local time, a Vanhoose/Scorpio EXECUTIVE registered N12KW, operated by Kenneth R. Vanhoose, was involved in an accident near Wittensville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 October 1982 at 05:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wittensville, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.8592, -82.7895

Aircraft

Vanhoose/Scorpio EXECUTIVE

Registration

N12KW

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth R. Vanhoose

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wittensville → Wittensville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LLQ02

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS APPROACH FOR LANDING A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO CLIMB AND THEN DESCEND RAPIDLY. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER AND AT THE SAME TIME KEPT ADDING MORE AND MORE COLLECTIVE, BUT THE HELICOPTER KEPT SINKING AND CRASHED. AFTER IMPACT, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.