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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12C · Sarasota, FL · May 20, 1993

Date
May 20, 1993 · 16:18 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46937
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA125
Reported as
Hiller UH12C
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,068 total158 in this make and model61 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.

Surging engine. Struck wires on precautionary landing. Sand,dirt and rust in carburetor. Service bulletin not done.

As the FAA filed it

SURGING ENGINE. STRUCK WIRES ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SAND,DIRT AND RUST IN CARBURETOR. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT DONE.

NTSB investigation

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