A helicopter sustained substantial damage after its main rotor blades struck the tailboom during the conclusion of an autorotation in New Zealand.
On February 25, 2014, at 2055 UTC, a Hughes 369D helicopter, registration ZK-IQQ, was involved in an accident near Moonlight Creek, New Zealand. The aircraft was operating under the regulations of the New Zealand government.
At the conclusion of an autorotation and landing, the main rotor blades of the aircraft made contact with the tailboom, resulting in the boom being severed. The impact caused substantial damage to the helicopter. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
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A helicopter sustained substantial damage after its main rotor blades struck the tailboom during the conclusion of an autorotation in New Zealand.
No fatalities were recorded in this accident.
The accident on 25 Feb 2014 involved a HUGHES 369D D, operated by D.P. Nyhon Holdings Limited, at Moonlight Creek, New Zealand, New Zealand.
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