Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 N378JC

Summary

On 30 June 2022 at about 13:45 local time, a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 registered N378JC was involved in an accident near Idabel, Oklahoma, 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

30 June 2022 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Idabel, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Curtain County Rgnl (4O4)

Coordinates

33.9078, -94.8598

Aircraft

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4

Registration

N378JC

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to apply full power during the practice autorotation recovery, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he and pilot receiving instruction were conducting an instructional flight to include practice autorotation maneuvers. The flight instructor reported that he was demonstrating a straight-in autorotation with power recovery but did not apply full power as required. About 10 ft above the runway the low rotor horn sounded, and the pilot attempted to go around, but the helicopter bounced on the runway and pitched forward. The main rotor blades contacted and severed the tail boom, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.