ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357912
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1995 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N234SM |
| MSN: | 55-4101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3289 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V4-200-C33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N. Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KCRE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private helicopter pilot and certified flight instructor were conducting pre-checkride flight training. While executing an autorotation to a power recovery, the tail rotor assembly collided with the ground and subsequently separated from the gearbox assembly. No mechanical problems with the helicopter were reported by the pilots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper operation of the flight controls during a practice autorotation, and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the operation
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA023
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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