NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA87LA082
Registry · N9KT
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-12
Year of manufacture
1946 · 41 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19990611
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC6B6D
Registrant of record
JACELON CHARLES E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING TAKEOFF TO A HOVER THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT OVER CORRECTED. THE HELICOPTERS RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE STUDENT PILOT MAKING A RAPID INCREASE IN COLLECTIVE RATE CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE STUDENT PILOTS ERROR IN TIME TO PREVENT THE HELICOPTER FROM ROLLING OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_SEA87LA082.txt.
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