# Accident 20100506033189A: Hughes Heli 369E, West Palm Beach, FL, May 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2010, 12:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8408° N, 80.2250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8408&lon=-80.2250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES HELI 369E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 345 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506033189A

## Narrative

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

BERLIN WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MARCUS HEAD. ON THE SECOND AUTO ROTATION THEY FLARED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERED THE TAIL.

## 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 ERA10CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA255), May 6, 2010: Hughes 500 (N5189K), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's improper flare during a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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