NONE · Hughes 269C · 2002-03-24 · Bessemer, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA02LA070
Event ID
20020326X00399
Type
Accident
Date
2002-03-24
Location
Bessemer, AL, USA
Coordinates
33.312778, -86.926109
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
269C
Registration
N7490F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the flight instructor to adequately monitor the student's rotorcraft control, resulting in an abrupt cyclic input causing a tail rotor strike of the terrain while entering a hover, and the resulting rollover during an uncontrolled descent.