ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30312
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1999 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Colorado Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5190C |
| MSN: | 1145D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5978 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON/ROLLS C-250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 miles E of Meadow Lake Airport, Peyton, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (00V) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After being absent from flying for several years, the pilot was practicing in a type helicopter in which he had 6 hours total time and 1 hour of pilot in command time, all of which was in the preceding 30 days. Upon entering an 'out of ground effect' hover, tail rotor effectiveness was lost and the pilot made a hard landing with the helicopter turning to the right during touch down. The helicopter rolled on its side after touch down. There was one passenger on board and approximately 50 gallons of fuel.
Probable Cause: an uncontrolled touchdown following entry into a "out-of-ground effect" hover. Factors were loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in kind of aircraft and total experience in type of aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00FA028
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2010 11:07 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2013 01:47 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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