ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370771
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1988 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Cng Transmission Corp |
| Registration: | N32CT |
| MSN: | 1193D |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2305 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarksburg, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KCKB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PRACTICED SEVERAL MANEUVERS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THEY WERE DOING STRAIGHT-IN LANDINGS. THE STUDENT DID ONE LANDING AFTER A DEMO BY THE INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT WAS DOING HIS SECOND LANDING WHICH THE INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED AS NOT EXCESSIVELY HARD AND WITHOUT BOUNCING. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT SIX FEET WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOWLY TURNED ABOUT 120 DEGREES AND STOPPED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE MAIN ROTOR HAD STRUCK & SHEARED THE TAILBOOM ABOUT 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE TAILROTOR GEAR BOX. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS AND THERE WAS NONE FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO88LA064
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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