ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364197
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| Date: | Monday 2 December 1991 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N67065 |
| MSN: | 1023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-AC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Medina, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN AIRPLANE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH ON THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT IN A HELICOPTER. THE PILOT USED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC DURING THE LANDING FLARE, RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AND TAILBOOM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING TOUCHDOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 February 1996 | N67065 | T.m. Davis Construction Inc. | 0 | Carrizo Springs, TX | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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