# Incident 19790304010079I: Hiller OH23G, Minot, ND, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96168-1998-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23C (registry code 4360119, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER OH23G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,350 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304010079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS TURNING AIRCRAFT INTO WIND AFTER MAINTENANCE RUNUP AND ALLOWED TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE PARKED 9412P

## Other reports on N96168 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900911038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911038949A), Sep 11, 1990: Hiller OH23G (N96168), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on low level,low RPM power recovery. Chopped tailboom landing. Inlet manifold packing separated.
- [Accident 19840822042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042909A), Aug 22, 1984: Hiller OH23G (N96168), Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Inadvertently entered transational lift on flare for autorotation landing. Nosed up and tail rotor hit the ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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