19951218041489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller OH23G · North Myrtle Be, SC · December 18, 1995

Date
December 18, 1995 · 15:00 local
Place
North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport
Grand Strand
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N234SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA023
Reported as
Hiller OH23G
Reported engine
Franklin 6V4200C33
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,126 total200 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Practice autorotations. Flared nose high. Tail rotor struck the ground. Two pilots on board.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS. FLARED NOSE HIGH. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. TWO PILOTS ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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