NONE · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2023-05-23 · Abbeville, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN23LA199
Event ID
20230523192228
Type
Accident
Date
2023-05-23
Location
Abbeville, LA, USA
Coordinates
29.975151, -92.084742
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model
407
Registration
N451PH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper helicopter control during autorotation that resulted in an abnormal ground contact which caused the subsequent main rotor strike on the tail boom that severed the tail rotor driveshaft. Contributing to the accident was the main rotor blowback condition, due to the aft tilting of the main rotor disk.