# Incident 19910524043459I: Hughes TH55A, Hernando, MS, May 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hernando, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8496° N, 89.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hernando, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8496&lon=-89.9924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7054G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7054G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55 (registry code 4471002, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524043459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.SKID COLLAPSED. BOLT BROKEN FROM CONTROL ROD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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