# Accident 19950721019269A: Hughes OH6A, Panama City, FL, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 10:26 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2008° N, 85.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2008&lon=-85.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129BC-2016-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes OH-6A (registry code 4470905, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH6A
- Reported engine: ALLSN T63A700
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 193 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95TA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019269A

## Narrative

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

ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS ON LANDING DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE TAILBOOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95TA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA188), Jul 21, 1995: McDonnell Douglas H369 (N129BC), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper aft application of cyclic control during a simulated touchdown autorotation on landing flare touchdown, resulting in the main rotor blades colliding with the tail boom…

## Other reports on N129BC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011125031789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011125031789A), Nov 25, 2001: Hughes OH6A (N129BC), Hernando, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) During auto rotation to ground, instructor pilot noticed aircraft descending too rapidly but could not recover in time. (.4) on November 25, 2001, about…

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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