Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Wood County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
Thursday, August 31, 1989 13:30 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE HE WAS PREPARING TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG AFTER LANDING, HE SET THE ENG SPEED AT 3000 RPM & BEGAN TIMING FOR 2 MIN. HE SAID HE THEN SET THE COLLECTIVE FRICTION WITH HIS LEFT HAND, MOVED HIS LEFT LEG & KNEE AGAINST THE COLLECTIVE STICK TO MONITOR ITS MOVEMENT, PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST BOTH TAIL ROTOR PEDALS TO HOLD THEM IN A NEUTRAL POSTION & MOVED HIS LEFT HAND TO HOLD THE CYCLIC WHILE USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO SET THE CYCLIC FRICTION. AT THAT INSTANT, THE COLLECTIVE STICK MOVED UP & THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF ABOUT 3 TO 5 FT & BEGAN SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO STOP THE ROTATION, BUT THE HELICOPTER WENT IN A 45 DEG BANK & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE & CAME TO REST WITH THE PLT'S LEFT ARM PINNED BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME & THE GROUND. ABOUT 30 SEC LATER, SOMEONE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE & LIFTED THE DOOR FRAME TO FREE THE PLT.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE (MOVEMENT) OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL DURING ENGINE OPERATION BEFORE SHUTDOWN, AND A SUBSEQUENT LIFT-OFF, LOSS OF CONTROL, ROLL OVER, AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/31/1989 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1330 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | PARKERSBURG |
| Event State | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 26101 |
| Event Date Year | 1989 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | WOOD COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | PKB |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 858 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1327 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PKB |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 858 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 28 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 16 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1483 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 31 1989 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1413 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 39828 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 12:57PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N58281 |
| NTSB Number | BFO89LA078 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | HUGHES |
| Aircraft Model | 269C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 269C |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1180734 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2050 |
| Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 29 1989 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 12 |
| Airframe Hours | 7895 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | OMNI FLIGHT AIRCRAFT CORP. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 105A WAPPOO CREEK DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | CHARLESTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | SC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 29412 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | ROUTE 7, HIGHWAY ST. SOUTH |
| Operator City | JANESVILLE |
| Operator State | WI |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 53545 |
| Operator Code | DMIR |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Observation |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | BTP |
| Departure City | PITTSBURG |
| Departure State | PA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1140 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Other |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |