# Accident 20000415007079A: Lakeland, FL, April 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9702° N, 81.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9702&lon=-81.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301CH (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415007079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN HOVER, TAIL POTOR DRIVE SHAFT BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM DRIVE QUILL OF MAIN TRANSMISSION DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR IN UPPER DRIVE SHAFT-JOINT SPLINES. HELICOPTER HAD STARTED TO ROTATE WHEN PILOT BEGAN RECOVERY PROCEDURE AND RIGHT SKID DUG INTO GROUND.  CAUSING ROLLOVER.

## 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 MIA00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA134), Apr 15, 2000: Hiller UH-12C (N301CH), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the tail rotor drive shaft and subsequent lack of tail rotor control. Contributing factors were the worn drive shaft splines and the pilots' failure to apply collective on the…

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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