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OH-6 Cayuse/67-16333

Serial #: 67-16333
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
  N6638P
Model: OH-6A
Name: None
Status: Wrecked
Last info: 1997
   History:
U.S. Border Patrol Air Operations, El Paso, TX, 1992-1997.
- Registered as N6638P.
- Crashed and heavily damaged in non-fatal accident, Marfa, TX, Apr. 14, 1997.
NTSB Identification: FTW97TA162
Accident occurred APR-14-97 at MARFA, TX
Aircraft: Hughes OH-6A, registration: N6638P
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

On April 14, 1997, approximately 2100, mountain daylight time, a Hughes, OH-6A, helicopter, N6638P, was substantially damaged during a practice night touchdown autorotation at Marfa Municipal Airport, Marfa, Texas. Neither the instructor pilot nor the pilot receiving instruction were injured. The helicopter was operated by the U.S. Border Patrol as a public use aircraft. Visual metorological conditions prevailed for the night instructional flight conducted in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91 flight rules. The instructor pilot, a FAA designated flight examiner, was giving night recurrent training to the student. During a practice touchdown autorotation the aircraft touched down on the heels of the skids. The student applied aft cyclic during the touchdown which allowed the main rotor system to contact the tailboom. The tailboom was severed resulting in substantial damage.
Source(s):
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2007.
NTSB, www.ntsb.gov
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