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Aviation accident WPR12TA120
NONE · EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 · 2012-03-01 · Napa, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR12TA120- Event ID
20120302X74637- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2012-03-01
- Location
- Napa, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.207778, -122.275001
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- EUROCOPTER
- Model
- AS 350 B3
- Registration
- N341HP
- FAR Part
- PUBU
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s improper use of the collective control during a practice hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown