Dec 25, 2008
Accident
Substantial Salters, SC
Injuries2 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
A hard landing following an autorotation that resulted from the separation of the red main rotor blade cap that led to the uncontrolled movement of the cyclic, autorotation and a hard landing.
NTSB ERA09LA107