Hughes 269A N1015T

Summary

On 7 November 2003 at about 23:15 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N1015T, operated by Liberty Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 November 2003 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham International (BHM)

Coordinates

33.5628, -86.7533

Aircraft

Hughes 269A

Registration

N1015T

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Liberty Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL04LA034

Nobody was injured.

The certified flight instructor's inadequate aircraft control and his improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and roll over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was making an approach for landing. The certified flight instructor noticed the ground was getting closer and the manifold pressure indicated 25 inches. The flight instructor took over the flight controls and increased the throttle, but there appeared to be no response. The flight instructor stated he leveled the helicopter and collided with the ground in a level attitude and the helicopter rolled over on it's left side. Examination of the crash site revealed the helicopter collided with the ground left skid low at a 45-degree angle to the flight path. The left skid collapsed, the cross tube support brackets were broken, and the right skid was intact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.