19900921044119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B · Cloverdale, CA · September 21, 1990

Date
September 21, 1990 · 09:15 local
Place
Cloverdale, CA
Airport
Cloverdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N700TV
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA341
Reported as
Snias AS350B
Reported engine
TMECA TURMO4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,532 total81 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During hovering autorotation student abruptly lowered collective. Helicopter landed hard. Damaged tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HOVERING AUTOROTATION STUDENT ABRUPTLY LOWERED COLLECTIVE. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. DAMAGED TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.