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Aviation accident IAD98GA110

1 fatal · Hughes OH-6A · 1998-09-25 · NEWARK, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
IAD98GA110
Event ID
20001211X11079
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-25
Location
NEWARK, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.660148, -97.159362

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Hughes
Model
OH-6A
Registration
N234ZM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Failure of the Instructor Pilot to control the helicopter's rate of descent during a demonstrated autorotation. Contributing to the accident were the Operator's lack of: a. Instructor Pilot standardization procedures, and b. Specific or adequate flight demonstration procedures and techniques for both instructor and transition pilots.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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