Accident · 2024-08-30

NTSB case WPR24LA299 · WILLIAMS HELICOPTER CORP UH-1H · Part 137

What the record says

Event date
2024-08-30
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
WILLIAMS HELICOPTER CORP UH-1H (N710WD)
Operating rule
Part 137
Operator
A and P Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
A&P HELICOPTERS INC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to set collective friction which resulted in collective bounce and subsequent loss of control.

Source: NTSB case WPR24LA299

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane60Class 2 (2024-02-06)13,000 total · 22 in this make/model · 13,000 as PIC · 125 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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