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    Airframe Family: Hiller H-12/H-23 Raven
    Latest Model:OH-23B Raven
    Last Military Serial:51-16322 US
    Construction Number:0534
    Last Civil Registration:N5776
    Compressed ID:Hiller OH-23B sn 51-16322 US cn 053...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fort Wolters Helicopters Heliport (88TS), Mineral Wells, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1943

    Constructed as an OH-23B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16322.

    23 January 1973

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5776 (OH-23B, 534) issued.

    21 May 1999

    To Geoffrey A. Hood, Gladstone, MO with new c/r N5776.

    22 May 1999

    To Geoffrey A. Hood, Gladstone, MO keeping c/r N5776.

    31 December 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N5776.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Tynam, TX.

    24 January 2013

    To Tynan Flyers Llc, Tynan, TX keeping c/r N5776.

    10 December 2016

    Crashed.
    There was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Tynan, TX, United States while landing. The airframe was destroyed. The student pilot departed on his second solo flight in the helicopter. Before the accident, he completed two takeoffs and landings without incident. During a subsequent practice autorotation, the tail rotor struck the ground, the helicopter entered a spin and it then came to rest near the place of initial impact...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 April 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N5776.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Mineral Wells, TX.

    30 May 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N5776.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Mineral Wells, TX.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Fort Wolters Helicopters Heliport (88TS), Mineral Wells, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    27 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Mineral Wells - Fort Wolters, TX, USA
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