20210112000479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12C · Lafayette, IN · January 12, 2021

Date
January 12, 2021 · 17:00 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N552DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA124
Reported as
Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12C
Reported engine
Franklin 6V-335 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total110 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N552DR a UH-12C lost control after liftoff from a private residence. The left skid impacted the ground resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

N552DR A UH-12C LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE LEFT SKID IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OF 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.