Incident report
Hughes 269C crash near Cullman, Alabama, United States
unknown2016-07-01
Summary
The helicopter flight instructor candidate's improper execution of the autorotation, resulting in abnormal ground contact and subsequent damage to the vertical stabilizer and tail rotor drive assembly.
Incident details
Date
2016-07-01
Location
Cullman, Alabama, United States
Aircraft
Operator
WALLACE STATE COLLEGE
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗34.2675, -86.8586
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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