- Date
- April 17, 1985, 09:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7411NHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850417022209I
- Case key
- 16584
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot was taking FAA checkride for atp-rotocraft. Examiner requested autorotation demonstration with power recovery due to high gusty winds. Pilot said autorotation was normal until 75-100 ft AGL when rate of descent became excessive. Pilot said before he could react, helicopter struck ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7411N
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2110
- Airframe hours
- 4,739
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry G. Laforge, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 11, 1985 · 92 hours before
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 20, 3,601 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,738 total · 312 in this make and model · 2,491 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
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 N7411N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.