- Date
- July 5, 1988, 15:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksburg, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N32CTHughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880705025619A
- Case key
- 11424
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Analysis
The student and instructor practiced several maneuvers. At the time of the accident they were doing straight-in landings. The student did one landing after a demo by the instructor. The student was doing his second landing which the instructor described as not excessively hard and without bouncing. The instructor said the aircraft slid about six feet when he heard a noise. The aircraft then slowly turned about 120 degrees and stopped. Examination of the aircraft revealed the main rotor had struck & sheared the tailboom about 3 feet in front of the tailrotor gear box. The instructor reported no evidence of any malfunctions and there was none found during the examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32CT
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1193D
- Airframe hours
- 2,305
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Cng Transmission Corp
- Registered owner
- Consolidated Gas Transmission
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 1988
- Destination
- CKB
- Airport
- CKB · Benedum
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,632 total · 2,020 in this make and model · 6,475 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CKB
FAA reports on this event · 1
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