19811026069469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12C · La Porte, TX · October 26, 1981

Date
October 26, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
La Porte, TX
Airport
La Porte
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N133TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FRA04
Reported as
Hiller UH12C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
407 total69 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made practice autorotation to hover. Student allowed RPM decay. Moved sideways to ground impact. CFI supervision.

As the FAA filed it

MADE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO HOVER. STUDENT ALLOWED RPM DECAY. MOVED SIDEWAYS TO GROUND IMPACT. CFI SUPERVISION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.