- Date
- September 2, 1982, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N48209Hiller 12B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820902043949A
- Case key
- 70468
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt entered the Detroit city arpt area from the west with winds from 280 degrees at 18K gusting to 23K. At 150-175 ft AGL the plt added power in order to reduce his closure rate, traveling southeasterly at the time. The acft then started yawing to the right. The plt was unable to stop the yaw with left pedal displacement. He stated that the rotor RPM decayed with full throttle. The collective was lowered & at 5 ft the plt attempted to level the acft, however the acft landed tail low.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48209
- Reported as
- Hiller 12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 508
- Airframe hours
- 5,178
- Engine
- Franklin 210, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Clyde Jordon
- Registered owner
- Clyde Jordon
- Departed
- New Hudson, MI
- Destination
- Chicago, IL
- Airport
- DET · Detroit City
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,441 total · 69 in this make and model · 7,035 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N48209 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.