Loss of control Accident MD Helicopters MD 600N N160KC,
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Date:Tuesday 25 March 2008
Time:23:01 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MD Helicopters MD 600N
Owner/operator:Kokosing Construction Group L.l.c.
Registration: N160KC
MSN: RN050
Engine model:Rolls-Royce CAE-847858
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Waverly, Ohio -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Haverhill, OH
Destination airport:Fredericktown, OH (OI24)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The helicopter was being operated as a corporate/executive flight when it received substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot had been demonstrating inputs needed to control the helicopter to the passenger. He was demonstrating a normal approach to a hover by talking through all the control inputs during a visual approach. The tail boom separated from the fuselage during the hard landing.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI08CA098
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI08CA098

Location

Revision history:

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