What happened
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Helicopter suffered tail rotor and tail boom damage during hover. (-23) the pilot was departing from private landing site and was maneuvering rearward at a hover and struck a metal fence post causing substantial damage to the tailboom and tailrotor.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER SUFFERED TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM DAMAGE DURING HOVER. (-23) THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM PRIVATE LANDING SITE AND WAS MANEUVERING REARWARD AT A HOVER AND STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM AND TAILROTOR.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N75068 · 3
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