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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12C · Duquoin, IL · July 13, 1979

Date: July 13, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place: Duquoin, IL
Airport: Helio Services
Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61MC
Reported as: Hiller UH12C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,530 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N61MCRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2007 · Hiller UH-12CS/N 916 · Built 1956 Airframe modelHiller UH-12C Engine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After climbing to 40 feet RPM started to decay. Landed short of helipad and tail struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER CLIMBING TO 40 FEET RPM STARTED TO DECAY. LANDED SHORT OF HELIPAD AND TAIL STRUCK GROUND.