Hughes 269A N37754
19 September 2012 · Mc Cool Junction, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2012 at about 17:30 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N37754, operated by Star City Flying Club LLC, was involved in an accident near Mc Cool Junction, Nebraska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mc Cool Junction, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7410, -97.5909
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N37754
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Star City Flying Club LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McCool Junction → McCool Junction
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA648
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s entry into the autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power as a result of the student pilot rapidly lowering the helicopter’s collective and the partly obstructed air filter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After takeoff, about 400 feet above ground level and about 50 knots airspeed, the flight instructor reduced the throttle to idle so the student pilot could demonstrate an autorotation. The student dropped the collective to enter the autorotation, and the engine stopped producing power; the helicopter descended rapidly and landed hard. A postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed an obstructed air filter. It is likely that the student lowered the collective too quickly, which, combined with the obstructed air filter, created a rich fuel mixture and loss of engine power. The student pilot mismanaged the autorotation and the instructor did not intervene in a timely manner to prevent the hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2012 | Hughes 269C | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Canyon State Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2012 | Hughes 269C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2012 | Hughes 269A | Grinnell, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2011 | Hughes 269B | Edgerton, Indiana, United States | Heartland Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2011 | Hughes 269A | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2013 | Hughes 269C | Rialto, California, United States | Western Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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