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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Warm Springs Re, OR · July 28, 1979

Date
July 28, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Warm Springs Re, OR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6ZH
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYM55
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine stopped due to rod failure while herding horses. Helicopter hit ground. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO ROD FAILURE WHILE HERDING HORSES. HELICOPTER HIT GROUND. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.