ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369610
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Date: | Wednesday 26 October 1988 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Hiller UH-12C |
Owner/operator: | Veteran's Aviation Service Inc |
Registration: | N57FD |
MSN: | 817 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5577 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Davenport, IA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Davenport, IA (KDVN) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION TOUCHDOWN, A TAILBOOM STRIKE WAS EXPERIENCED. DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE TAILBOOM, THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE CFI SAID EVERTHING FELT NORMAL DURING TOUCHDOWN AND BELIEVED THE SOFT TERRAIN CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC89LA016 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA016
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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