# Accident 19960910026699A: Bell UH1H, Leadville, CO, September 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1996
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.2405° N, 106.2900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2405&lon=-106.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23Y-1998-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960910026699A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN AUTO ROTATION TRAINING WHEN IT CRASHED.

## 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 FTW96LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA380), Sep 10, 1996: Bell UH-1H (N23Y), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning/decision in that he used an inadequate airspeed or an inadequate altitude, or both, for the intentional autorotation.

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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