# Accident 20120924021739A: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co 369FF, North Las Vegas, NV, September 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2072° N, 115.1844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2072&lon=-115.1844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,774 total, 4,993 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12TA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12TA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120924021739A

## Narrative

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

9-24-2012 AT 16:00 LOCAL TIME, N911BL, A MD-369FF (MD530F) PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION WERE PERFORMING PRACTICE AUTOROTIONS. ON THE TENTH AUTOROTATION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING A 270 DEGREE AUTOROTATION MANUEVER TO TAXIWAY ZULU AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. THE MANUEVER RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMMAGE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 WPR12TA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12TA436), Sep 24, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF (N911BL), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while performing a 270-degree practice autorotation with a gusting tailwind at a high-density altitude.

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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