What happened
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On June 18, 2011 at 1129 MST at Prescott Love Field (prc), Prescott, AZ, N334DC, Robinson R-22 helicopter, was making a 180 degree turn to the left for takeoff on a west departure at the approach end of runway 12. The pilot lost control in the turn and made a hard landing that caused the tail boom and tail rotor to separate from the aircraft. Additional damage was sustained on the fuselage, frame, main rotor, and skids.N334DC is owned and operated by guidance helicopters, inc that is operating under 14 CFR part 141. This was a training flight and the pilot was an instructor for this operator. There was a student pilot receiving instruction from the instructor. His name is privacy data omitted, student pilot certificate number privacy data omitted, address is privacy data omitted. It should be noted that this certificate number may be in error because the student pilot indicates the number is privacy data omittedthere was one witness to the accident and his name is privacy data omitted privacy data omitted submitted a written statement to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 18, 2011 AT 1129 MST AT PRESCOTT LOVE FIELD (PRC), PRESCOTT, AZ, N334DC, ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER, WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT FOR TAKEOFF ON A WEST DEPARTURE AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 12. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL IN THE TURN AND MADE A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE FUSELAGE, FRAME, MAIN ROTOR, AND SKIDS.N334DC IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GUIDANCE HELICOPTERS, INC THAT IS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 141. THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THIS OPERATOR. THERE WAS A STUDENT PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. HIS NAME IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS CERTIFICATE NUMBER MAY BE IN ERROR BECAUSE THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATES THE NUMBER IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THERE WAS ONE WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT AND HIS NAME IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE ACCIDENT.
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