Final None Jun 25, 2025

N3951A accident at San Luis, AZ

American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 — Hard landing at 44A (San Luis, AZ)

DateJun 25, 2025
Tail numberN3951A
AircraftAmerican AS350B3 · American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3
Location44A — San Luis, AZ
Phase of flightEmergency Descent
OperationPublic use Instructional
InjuriesNone
NTSB caseWPR25LA189

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to properly recover the helicopter during an autorotative landing and the instructor pilot’s failure to intervene, which resulted in a hard landing.

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