OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA
N9124F
HUGHES 369HS
WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION PLT FAILED TO BRING IN POWER IN TIME TO ARREST THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD STRIKING THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERING IT. THE PLT STATED HIS FAILURE TO ADD POWER WAS DUE TO HIS BEING FATIGUED. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN EIGHT HOURS THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND STATED IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT THAT DAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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