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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Lahaina, HI · May 26, 1981

Date
May 26, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
Lahaina, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4027G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FJA10
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,250 total6,000 in this make and model212 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.

Ag pilot experienced power loss during spray operation. Crashed during emergency landing on unsuitable terrain.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING SPRAY OPERATION. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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