Accident · 2000-04-15

NTSB case MIA00LA134 · Hiller UH-12C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12C (N301CH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: KENNETH L. GRIMES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KENNETH L. GRIMES

Probable cause

The disconnection of the tail rotor drive shaft and subsequent lack of tail rotor control. Contributing factors were the worn drive shaft splines and the pilots' failure to apply collective on the touchdown resulting in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.

Source: NTSB case MIA00LA134

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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