What happened
A student pilot, who was also the owner of a recently purchased helicopter, attempted to perform a maintenance run-up and an operational check of newly installed radios. The pilot's intention was to bring the aircraft into a hover while remaining in the same location.
During the process, after lifting off from the ground, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. This led to a hard touchdown, which caused the helicopter to roll over and come to rest on its side. The pilot was not injured in the accident.
At the time of the event, the pilot's logbook indicated a total flight time of 88.6 hours in single-engine airplanes, with only 0.6 hours of that time being solo flight. Regarding experience in the specific aircraft involved in the accident, the pilot had accumulated 2.5 hours of flight time.