# NTSB Accident CEN23LA389
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 530FF** · 2023-08-31 · Liberty Hill, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA389
- **Event ID:** 20230831192972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-08-31
- **Location:** Liberty Hill, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.66232, -97.93462
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO
- **Model:** 530FF
- **Registration:** N530JR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

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