# NTSB Accident ERA09LA107
> **MOORE DAVID DM-1** · 2008-12-25 · Salters, SC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA107
- **Event ID:** 20081226X04554
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-12-25
- **Location:** Salters, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.502223, -79.942497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOORE DAVID
- **Model:** DM-1
- **Registration:** N75EW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing following an autorotation that resulted from the separation of the red main rotor blade cap that led to the uncontrolled movement of the cyclic, autorotation and a hard landing.

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