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Aviation accident CEN21LA431

NONE · EUROCOPTER AS350 · 2021-09-15 · Romeo, MI, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN21LA431
Event ID
20210920103911
Type
Accident
Date
2021-09-15
Location
Romeo, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.796334, -82.97426

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS350
Registration
N632SD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to reposition the fuel control to the flight detent during a practice autorotation, which resulted in insufficient engine power to arrest the helicopter’s decent and a hard landing.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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