What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 27, 2007, about 1330 eastern time, a Hiller UH-12C helicopter, operating on a part 91 instruction flight made a forced landing in a field following a loss of engine power near Plant City, FL. VFR conditions prevailed for the flight, and no VFR flight plan was filed. The commercial rated pilot was not injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. The pilot indicated that the engine shook violently as they were in cruise flight, he saw a field, turned toward the field to make a precautionary landing, and then the engine quit. He entered an autorotation, was maneuvering the helicopter to clear trees, and landed hard, incurring substantial damage to the helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 27, 2007, ABOUT 1330 EASTERN TIME, A HILLER UH-12C HELICOPTER, OPERATING ON A PART 91 INSTRUCTION FLIGHT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR PLANT CITY, FL. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THEY WERE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, HE SAW A FIELD, TURNED TOWARD THE FIELD TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION, WAS MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER TO CLEAR TREES, AND LANDED HARD, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.