Rotorway EXEC 162F N57AN

Summary

On 10 September 2020 at about 14:00 local time, a Rotorway EXEC 162F registered N57AN, operated by Sarah Business Llc, was involved in an accident near Kenansville, Florida, 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

10 September 2020 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenansville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Private Heliport (PVT)

Coordinates

27.8764, -80.9883

Aircraft

Rotorway EXEC 162F

Registration

N57AN

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Sarah Business Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenansville → Merritt Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA319

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental amateur-built helicopter reported that during takeoff, when the left skid was coming off the ground, he felt a small jerk, so he moved the cyclic to the left and forward. When the cyclic moved it hit the passenger’s left knee. The passenger “jerked” and the cyclic moved back to the right and the helicopter “instantaneously” rolled over to the right side and struck the ground. The pilot and the passenger were not injured, and the helicopter’s main rotor and tail boom sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.