N849GF is a 2019 Composite Fx MOSQUITO XE. It is a rotorcraft with 1 seat. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Kershaw, SC. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2019. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2019. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 7 years old
2019
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The student pilot of a single seat helicopter reported that, shortly after takeoff from his private cement pad, and about 2 ft above the ground, the helicopter "darted forward and left." He attempted to correct the drift, but the helicopter began "swinging back and forth", the left skid impacted the ground, the helicopter dynamically rolled over, and impacted the terrain.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades and tailboom.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot added that the he "did not have the cyclic in a neutral position when he lifted off." The student pilot further reported that the accident flight was his first flight in the helicopter.
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