- Date
- March 20, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, KY
- NTSB coordinates
- 35.8007, -80.2494 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9143FHughes H-369HS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71419
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Autorotation - performed
Distance - misjudgedCause
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The pilot was practicing autorotation from 15 to 20 ft AGL. On the final landing, the helicopter touched down hard and the main rotor blades fexed downward and struck the tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9143F
- Reported as
- Hughes H-369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5304785
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 278 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tim D. Johnson
- Registered owner
- Tim D. Johnson
- Destination
- Lexington, KY
- Airport
- 8
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles