NORWOOD, MA, USA
N369B
HUGHES 369HS
THE PLT WAS PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATION FROM A CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE NUMBERS ON RWY 35. HE RPRTD THAT HE MADE A NORMAL FLARE & POWER RECOVERY. HOWEVER, AS THE HELICOPTER WAS NOSING FORWARD OUT OF THE FLARE, THE PLT HEARD A NOISE & FELT A PERCUSSION FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT. THE HELICOPTER YAWED & LANDED HARD. AN EXAM REVEALED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAD STRUCK & SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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