FREEMONT, CA, USA
N1101K
HUGHES 269C
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO A FOREIGN NATIONAL, WHO HELD A U.S. PRIVATE HELICOPTER RATING. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) RPRTD THAT DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, HE ANNOUNCED TWICE FOR THE STUDENT TO FLARE AS THE HELICOPTER WAS PASSING THRU ABOUT 50' AGL. THE CFI THEN TOOK CONTROL & INITIATED A PWR RECOVERY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE & THEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAIL BOOM. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST 138' FROM WHERE IT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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