ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287040
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 2009 |
| Time: | 10:22 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280FX |
| Owner/operator: | New Course Aviation Company |
| Registration: | N409LH |
| MSN: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2822 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dacono, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Erie Municipal Airport, CO (KEIK) |
| Erie Municipal Airport, CO (KEIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the instructor, the student pilot was making a practice autorotation to be followed by a powered recovery in preparation for his taking the private pilot practical test. When power was added, only 2500 rpm (instead of 3050 rpm) were attained. The helicopter slid approximately 2 feet on a rain-soaked field. The skid toes dug into the soft ground, stopping forward movement and causing the fuselage to shift forward. The main rotor blades contacted and severed the tail rotor driveshaft. In addition the tail rotor gearbox, tailboom, and a main rotor blade were damaged. Postaccident examination of the engine and powertrain revealed no anomalies that would have prevented the engine from producing full power.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA257
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2014 | N409LH | Mountain One Helicopters | 0 | NE of Platte Valley Airpark (18V), Hudson, Colorado | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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