19970414037699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes OH-6A · Marfa, TX · April 14, 1997

Date
April 14, 1997 · 21:00 local
Place
Marfa, TX
Airport
Marfa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6638P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97TA162
Reported as
Hughes OH6A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Night practice autorotation. Night recurrent training. Rocked back on skids. Student used aft cyclic. Chopped tail.

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. NIGHT RECURRENT TRAINING. ROCKED BACK ON SKIDS. STUDENT USED AFT CYCLIC. CHOPPED TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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