Incident report
MD Helicopters 600N crash near Waverly, OH, United States
unknown2008-03-26
Summary
The helicopter was being operated as a corporate/executive flight when it received substantial during a hard landing. The pilot had been demonstrating inputs needed to control a helicopter to the passenger. The pilot was demonstrating a normal approach to a hover by talking through all the control inputs during a visual approach. The tail boom separated from the fuselage during the hard landing.
Incident details
Date
2008-03-26
Location
Waverly, OH, United States
Aircraft
Registration
N160KC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB β39.1267, -82.9855
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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