# Incident 20180509010719I: Bell UH-1H, Minden, NV, May 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0005° N, 119.7511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINDEN-TAHOE (MEV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0005&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH-1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180509010719I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRACT COMPLETED CYCLIC RIGGING MAINTENANCE.

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING POST MAINTENACE TEST FLIGHT.

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL.

PILOT ENTERED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION TO STOP UNCOMMANDED YAW IN THE CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.

AIRCRAFT ROTATED 4 ROTATIONS IMPACTING THE GROUND UPRIGHT COLLAPSING THE SKID TUBE LANDING GEAR AND PUNCTURING A HOLE IN THE BELLY OF THE FUSALAGE.

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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