# Accident 19830112000699A: Hiller H23D, Humble, TX, January 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Humble, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.9882° N, 95.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humble, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9882&lon=-95.2644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3201F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,843 total, 3,115 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830112000699A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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