ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363699
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| Date: | Friday 1 May 1992 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369E |
| Owner/operator: | Hillsboro Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N5211Y |
| MSN: | 0107E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 779 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillsboro, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN PRACTICE AUTOROTATION THE PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH COLLECTIVE TOO EARLY AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXING DOWN AND SEVERING THE TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92LA088
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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