# Accident 20230831017089A: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co 369FF, Libery Hill, TX, August 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2023, 08:15 local time
- Place: Libery Hill, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6623° N, 97.9346° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6623&lon=-97.9346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF (registry code 3027371, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-heli-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30 (registry code 54023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 19 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230831017089A

## Narrative

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

WORKING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES AT VARYING ALTITUDES AND AIR SPEEDS. FLYING AT 100KTS HEADING 150. THROTTLE WAS ROLLED TO IDLE. STUDENT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIONAL DECENT.  LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, STARTED PULLING MORE POWER TO TERMINATE WITH

POWER AT A 5’ HOVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STILL AT IDLE AND AS HE BEGAN TO PULL

COLLECTIVE THE HELICOPTER DID NOT RESPOND AND FELL THROUGH TO 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 CEN23LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA389), Aug 31, 2023: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 530FF (N530JR), Liberty Hill, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

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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