Hughes 364HS N4507C
12 March 1987 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1987 at about 18:45 local time, a Hughes 364HS registered N4507C was involved in an accident near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka (OPE)
- Coordinates
- 26.2397, -80.2707
- Aircraft
- Hughes 364HS
- Registration
- N4507C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA106
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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