Lawing Thomas R EXEC 162-F N848TL

Summary

On 14 October 2006 at about 18:58 local time, a Lawing Thomas R EXEC 162-F registered N848TL was involved in an accident near Aiken, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 October 2006 at 18:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.6428, -81.6844

Aircraft

Lawing Thomas R EXEC 162-F

Registration

N848TL

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aiken → Aiken

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA009

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during takeoff which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a roll over during an attempted forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated "I started to lift off from the Aiken Airport when a tailwind, estimated by a CFI who was nearby, of 20+ mph caught my tail. I lost tail rotor control at [approximately] 10 [feet] off the ground. As N848TL spun around, I lowered the collective and struck the pavement. The helicopter rolled onto the pilot’s side [and] stopped."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.