N3951A is a 2010 American Eurocopter AS350B3. It is a rotorcraft with 7 seats, powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 rated at 747 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Washington, DC. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 2010. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2010. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 16 years old
2010
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According to the operator, the instructor and pilot receiving instruction were conducting hover autorotation training over cement that was visually obstructed by a hard packed dirt surface. On the third autorotation, the pilot under instruction established a hover at a slightly higher altitude than the previous two practice iterations. During recovery, the pilot receiving instruction executed the appropriate procedures, but the helicopter began to settle faster than expected and he was unable to sufficiently reduce the rate of descent. Subsequently, the helicopter landed hard and resulted in substantial damage to the tail boom.
The operator reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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