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MKC83LA149

1983-07-09 · SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD MADE A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH A FULL POWER RECOVERY & WAS LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE SAID THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD, TAIL 1ST, AND ROCKED FORWARD. THE HELICOPTER REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT THE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AS THE ACFT ROCKED FORWARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA149.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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