# NTSB Accident FTW99TA183
> **McDonnell Douglas 500-E** · 1999-07-01 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99TA183
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-01
- **Location:** OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.430568, -97.519905
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** 500-E
- **Registration:** N686F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

During a practice autorotation, the pilot flared the helicopter too low, which resulted in the tailboom contacting the ground.  A factor was the dark night light conditions.

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