Guimbal CABRI N370PA

Summary

On 13 November 2018 at about 17:49 local time, a Guimbal CABRI registered N370PA, operated by Precision Aviation Training, LLC, was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon, 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

13 November 2018 at 17:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Chehalem Airpark (17S)

Coordinates

45.3236, -123.0542

Aircraft

Guimbal CABRI

Registration

N370PA

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Precision Aviation Training, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newberg → Newberg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA056

Nobody was injured.

The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor in the skid-equipped helicopter reported that the purpose of the flight was to conduct an aircraft transition flight. The pilot under instruction performed a touchdown autorotation on the asphalt runway. The helicopter touched down in a level attitude just right of the centerline and then slid on its skids off the right side of the runway into grass. The helicopter spun right and rolled onto its left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main and tail rotor drive systems. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.