Articles for tag CO
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Sep
21
2026
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While conducting an instructional flight, the flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction was performing practice autorotations in the helicopter. He stated that wind conditions were light and variable. During the accident practice straight-in autorotation, the pilot receiving instruction stated that he overshot the intended landing point and began slowing the helicopter. As the helicopter slowed to about 30 knots, he then lowered the nose to regain airspeed. He reported that the rotor RPM was on the low side of the green arc and that the airspeed was about 60 knots. During the flare, about 10 ft, both the pilot and flight instructor simultaneously raised the collective in attempt to cushion the landing. However, the helicopter continued to sink and landed hard. The skids collapsed and the helicopter slid about 100 ft before it came to rest upright on the taxiway. The helicopter’s tail boom and one of the main rotor blades separated during the accident sequence. Both the instructor and pilot stated that the wind had shifted opposite to the direction the windsock was indicating at the time of the accident. Wind recorded at the time of the accident was light and variable at 4 knots.
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CO
Durango
NTSB Report
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Press Releases
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Jun
29
2025
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AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, MEEKER, CO.
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CO
FAA Accident Report
MEEKER
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Press Releases
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Jun
04
2025
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AIRCRAFT DURING ENGINE START-UP, ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE WINDSOCK, LONGMONT, CO
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CO
FAA Accident Report
LONGMONT
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Feb
07
2025
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AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON TAKEOFF DAMAGING THE ROTOR SYSTEM AND TAIL BLADE, GREELEY, CO
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CO
FAA Accident Report
GREELEY
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