ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377241
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1985 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12C |
| Owner/operator: | Lehman Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N38767 |
| MSN: | 1037 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6606 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V4-200-C33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casa Grande, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Casa Grande, AZ (CGZ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATIONS TO A TOUCHDOWN ON A DIRT RWY INTO A 5 KT HEADWIND. ON THE FINAL LANDING HE SAID THAT THE TOUCHDOWN FELT THE SAME AS OTHERS HE HAD DONE.SPEED AT TOUCHDOWN WAS 15 MPH AND THE HELICOPTER SLID FORWARD IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 HELICOPTER LENGHTS. AS IT CAME TO A STOP THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD CROSSOVER TUBE FAILED, THE LEFT SKID COLLAPSED, AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA249
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1992 | N38767 | Vintage Props & Jets Inc. | 0 | New Smyrna Bch, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 09:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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