N545HF is a 2006 Eurocopter AS 350 B3. It is a rotorcraft with 6 seats, powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 rated at 747 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Wetumpka, AL. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2006. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2018. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 20 years old
- 1 of 179 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
2018
2006
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The pilot and flight instructor were conducting training exercises in a helicopter at night using night vision goggles. The exercises included four autorotation landings from a hover, each initiated about 4 ft above ground level.
The pilot reported that during the second autorotation landing, following the flight instructor’s reduction of power, he reacted prematurely and inadvertently increased the helicopter’s height above the ground, which resulted in a hard landing. Unaware that the helicopter had been damaged, the remainder of the training flight was completed uneventfully.
The following day, during a preflight inspection, another flight crew discovered substantial damage to the tail boom. The pilot and the flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
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