ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386175
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| Date: | Friday 2 March 2001 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8356F |
| MSN: | 1260063D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canadian, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (NONE) |
| Canadian, TX (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made an approach to a high hover due to the rough/uneven terrain. As the pilot was hovering the helicopter to a level area at 40 feet agl, the helicopter began to yaw to the right. The pilot stated that he hover taxied through his "rotor wash," and the helicopter encountered "loss of tail rotor effectiveness." The pilot increased collective in an attempt to takeoff, and the helicopter made "two quick revolutions." The pilot stated that he elected to land the helicopter instead of continuing with the takeoff due to power lines and rising terrain. The pilot initiated an autorotation, and the helicopter touched down on the soft ground while still rotating, collapsing the left landing skid. Subsequently, the tail rotor and main rotor blades struck the ground. The helicopter came to rest leaning toward its left side.
Probable Cause: the helicopter's encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering out-of-ground effect, and the pilot's failure to maintain control. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA073
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 2009 | N8356F | Aerial Solutions, Inc. | 0 | Near Greenville, Virginia | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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