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FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12A · Bonners Ferry, ID · September 16, 1995

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Date
September 16, 1995 · 18:30 local
Place
Bonners Ferry, ID
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8180H
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA220
Reported as
Hiller UH12A
Reported engine
Franklin 6V350B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,774 total1,107 in this make and model296 in the last 90 days
N8180HRegistered now · Hiller UH-12AS/N 180 · Built 1950Airframe modelHiller UH-12AEngine modelFranklin 6VS-335 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hard autorotation landing. Skid collapsed. Rotors chopped tailboom CFI misjudged flare height. Late on collective.

As the FAA filed it

HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. SKID COLLAPSED. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM CFI MISJUDGED FLARE HEIGHT. LATE ON COLLECTIVE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA95LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBonners Ferry, IDThe flight instructor's misjudging his flare during a simulated autorotation.Sep 17, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8180H · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20070224002219APwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Bethlehen, GA(-23) On 02/24/2007, N8180H, helicopter, Hiller-UH12-1, with 2 pilots on board, was performing hovering maneuvers in a heavily wooded area. PIC experienced loss of power and initiated autorotation into woods. Aircraft crashed, 1 pilot died on impact, the…Feb 24, 2007 · Substantial damage · 2 fatalIncident 19830308016429IPrw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft · Porterville, CALack recent experience,had difficulty landing helicopter. Main rotors flexed down and severed tail rotor drive.Mar 8, 1983 · Minor damage