ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369009
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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 1989 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Services |
| Registration: | N58164 |
| MSN: | 940348 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (KFFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) RPRTD THAT WHILE PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATION, THE STUDENT PLT DELAYED IN FLARING THE HELICOPTER. IT THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AS THE STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA309
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 1992 | N58164 | Cari Aviation | 0 | Rialto, CA | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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