# NTSB Accident FTW89LA043
> **HILLER OH-23B** · 1989-01-21 · WICHITA FALLS, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27589
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-21
- **Location:** WICHITA FALLS, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HILLER
- **Model:** OH-23B
- **Registration:** N88785
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING FLIGHT AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, A TAILWIND DURING THE LANDING, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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