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Aviation accident GAA18CA250
MINR · MICHAEL R ALEXANDER MOSQUITO XE · 2018-05-02 · Iron Station, NC, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA18CA250- Event ID
20180502X24152- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2018-05-02
- Location
- Iron Station, NC, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.439998, -81.120002
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- MICHAEL R ALEXANDER
- Model
- MOSQUITO XE
- Registration
- N725JC
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot’s decision to practice hovering the helicopter in a confined space, which resulted in the tail rotor striking a tree.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown