OPA LOCKA, FL, USA
N4507C
HUGHES 364HS
THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER WAS EXECUTING A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE GROUND WHEN AS HE NEARED THE GROUND THE VENTRAL FIN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT RE-CENTERED AND THE PILOT THOUGHT THE ACCOMPANYING SHUDDER WAS A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE, AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER HARD WITH FORWARD GROUND SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROCKED FORWARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES THEN SLAPPED THE TAILBOOM AS THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED BACK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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