- Date
- March 2, 1985, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Spring, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N26EWHiller UH-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850302005559A
- Case key
- 21686
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
CFI was demonstrating a simulated eng failure with tailwind of 10 KTS, 20 KTS grnd speed. The acft yawed left and touchdown was made with 10 kt grnd speed. The right skid broke off and the acft rolled over. The maneuver was initiated at 4 ft skid height.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26EW
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1105
- Airframe hours
- 9,240
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1C, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Massengill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- Big Spring, TX
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,248 total · 68 in this make and model · 3,597 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.