ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 828
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 December 2007 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C (300C) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75068 |
| MSN: | S1323 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2072 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-O1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hazelton, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Henderson, KY (EHR) |
| Hazelton, IN (0IN1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot initiated an intentional autorotation to a landing site at the destination airport. He recalled that after entering the autorotation, the helicopter drifted and that reaching the intended touchdown point became questionable. The pilot reported that he had intended to add power and continue to the intended landing site, but the helicopter did not seem to respond as expected. The pilot was unable to reduce the descent rate and the helicopter subsequently impacted the ground at the point of intended landing. A post accident inspection did not reveal any anomalies associated with the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed during the intentional autorotation, and his subsequent inability to reduce the descent rate prior to impact. A contributing factor was the intentional autorotation initiated by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20080122X00089&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 1988 | N75068 | Mid-state Exec. Helicopters | 0 | Arcadia, FL | |
sub |
| 4 September 1998 | N75068 | Private | 0 | Decker, IN | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 04:21 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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