# NTSB LAX77DUJ24: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N50RG, Chandler, AZ, January 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0028  77/1/16  NR.CHANDLER,AZ        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1040                    N50RG               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 9250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHANDLER,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/D NOSE HIGH, PITCHED FORWARD, BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50RG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RG-1999-10-21), registration cancelled 1999-10-21, S/N 1253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770116001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116001149A), Jan 16, 1977: Hiller UH12E, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. T/d nose high, pitched forward, bounced and veered to the right. Practice autorotation.

## Other investigations on N50RG (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77FUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ67), Jul 2, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N50RG), Chandler, AZ, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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