ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30484
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Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1999 |
Time: | 23:30 LT |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
Owner/operator: | Oklahoma City Police Dept. |
Registration: | N686F |
MSN: | E-524 |
Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3676 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250C-20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oklahoma City, OK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | (2DT) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During a night practice autorotation, after reapplying power, the pilot flared the helicopter too low, and the tailboom contacted the ground. Tail rotor control was lost, and the helicopter came to rest on its right side.
Probable Cause: During a practice autorotation, the pilot flared the helicopter too low, which resulted in the tailboom contacting the ground. A factor was the dark night light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW99TA183 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99TA183
FAA register: FAA register: 4.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=686F Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
23-Feb-2015 00:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
14-Dec-2017 08:27 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
18-Sep-2019 14:40 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
31-May-2023 04:20 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Cn, Source, Narrative]] |
07-Apr-2024 19:31 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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