19830112000699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller H23D · Humble, TX · January 12, 1983

Date
January 12, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Humble, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3201F
Reported as
Hiller H23D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,843 total3,115 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine reverted to flight idle while hovering with a long line. Made hard forced landing. Air accumulator fell off.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE REVERTED TO FLIGHT IDLE WHILE HOVERING WITH A LONG LINE. MADE HARD FORCED LANDING. AIR ACCUMULATOR FELL OFF.