39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N554DH
Reported as
Hiller OH23G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total200 in this make and model50 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.
Loss of power. Forced landing in a field. Found right intake manifold pipe came loose. Tail rotor struck vegetation
As the FAA filed it
LOSS OF POWER. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND RIGHT INTAKE MANIFOLD PIPE CAME LOOSE. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK VEGETATION