NONE · HUGHES 369HS · 2013-01-29 · London, OH, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13CA145
Event ID
20130129X52331
Type
Accident
Date
2013-01-29
Location
London, OH, USA
Coordinates
40.050834, -83.386665
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HUGHES
Model
369HS
Registration
N193M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to comply with established cold weather operating procedures, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's excessive aft cyclic input during the landing flare, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the tail boom.