# Accident 20070527009569A: Doug MD500E, Yerington, NV, May 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2007, 10:52 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6000° N, 119.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6000&lon=-119.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526BH-2009-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 500-E (registry code 3027372, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-heli-500-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD500E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,530 total, 9,118 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527009569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THE FLIGHT INVOLVED TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR A CERTIFICATION TEST FOR THE SECOND PILOT. A LOW LEVEL, POWER OFF AUTOROTATION TO A POWER RECOVERY WAS PLANNED AND ATTEMPTED. SUFFICIENT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN. TRANSFER OF CONTROL WAS ACCOMPLISHED FROM THE SECOND PILOT TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND BEFORE THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX07CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA177), May 27, 2007: MD Helicopters 500-E (N526BH), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student and instructor to maintain an adequate main rotor rpm, and the instructor’s inadequate in-flight supervision while conducting a low-level simulated emergency procedure,…

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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