Incident Hiller UH-12E VH-FBH,
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Date:Sunday 19 November 1989
Time:10:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hiller UH-12E
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-FBH
MSN: 5081
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Caloundra Airport (YCDR), Caloundra, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:YCDR
Destination airport:YCDR
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
As part of a training exercise for type endorsement, the instructor pilot demonstrated an autorotational descent and a power-off landing. Following a flare for landing, the instructor was a little slow in levelling the attitude of the helicopter. The tail rotor struck the ground.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198903821/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28576/aair198903821.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 December 1989 VH-FBH 0 Bribie Island, QLD sub

Revision history:

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27-Dec-2018 00:03 Pineapple Added

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