# Accident 19951218041489A: Hiller OH23G, North Myrtle Be, SC, December 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6894° N, 78.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6894&lon=-78.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23C (registry code 4360119, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER OH23G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C33
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 200 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951218041489A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA023), Dec 18, 1995: Hiller 12C (N234SM), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper operation of the flight controls during a practice autorotation, and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the operation

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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