Bosko Wr/Bosko Ce SAFARI N699WC
8 September 2018 · Highgate, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 2018 at about 17:20 local time, a Bosko Wr/Bosko Ce SAFARI registered N699WC was involved in an accident near Highgate, Vermont, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Highgate, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Franklin County State (FSO)
- Coordinates
- 44.9336, -73.0944
- Aircraft
- Bosko Wr/Bosko Ce SAFARI
- Registration
- N699WC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2009
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Highgate → Highgate
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA543
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a hover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, while hovering the helicopter, a wind gust picked up the helicopter and pushed it to the left. He attempted to recover, but the skid impacted the ground, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the windscreen and tailboom. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 340° at 4 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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