- Date
- August 12, 1984, 19:00 local (Aug 13, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Freeport, IL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1105XHughes 300/269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840812040119A
- Case key
- 12737
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Analysis
The helicopter was being used to give sight seeing rides at albertus airport. The two pax onboard asked the plt to provide an exciting ride. The plt stated that he intended to demonstrate an autorotation to a corn field and make a pwr recovery. After flaring and applying pwr the a/c settled into the corn. As the plt was attempting to fly out of the crops, the aft 2 ft of the tail boom and the tailrotor separated. He lost control and the helicopter spun until it collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1105X
- Reported as
- Hughes 300/269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1025
- Airframe hours
- 1,034
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Crescent Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 28, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- FEP · Freeport, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 367 total · 183 in this make and model · 261 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RFD, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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