ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362007
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1993 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Orbic Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N58407 |
| MSN: | 1190846 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3492 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Van Nuys, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL AREA SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER PRACTICING SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND APPROACHES THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED AN APPROACH TO A HOVER AT THE OPERATOR'S FACILITY. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN AERIAL TAXIED TO THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING REARWARD TO LAND IN THE SPOT, THE HEEL OF THE SKIDS STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER TIPPED BACKWARD STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES ON THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain the altitude while maneuvering toward the parking area. The student pilot's lack of total experience was a factor in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1982 | N58407 | Canadian Shamrock Wolesale Inc | 0 | Canadian, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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