# Accident 19960807045569A: Bell UH1H, Ukiah, CA, August 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1202° N, 123.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1202&lon=-123.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,470 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96TA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807045569A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS POWER RECOVERY. STUDENT USED AFT CYCLIC. RECOVERING HIT TAIL. CFI TOOK OVER. TAIL ROTOR LEFT

## 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 LAX96TA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA298), Aug 7, 1996: Bell UH-1H (N499DF), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the commercial/student pilot's improper/abrupt use of aft cyclic during the flare, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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