19830107000309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Vacaville, CA · January 7, 1983

Date: January 7, 1983 · 16:30 local
Place: Vacaville, CA
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4027D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA069
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,080 total300 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4027DRegistered now · Hiller UH-12ES/N 5072 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E

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What happened

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

Rotor blades struck a powerline when helicopter lifted from a levee. Pilot landed ok but slid off into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A POWERLINE WHEN HELICOPTER LIFTED FROM A LEVEE. PILOT LANDED OK BUT SLID OFF INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Vacaville, CAThe aircraft collided with a telephone wire during takeoff. The pilot made a precautionary landing on the soft bank of a levee to assess the damage and left the rotor at idle. The levee bank gave way and the helicopter slid into the ditch where the rotor…Jan 8, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4027D · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950901027639APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Dos Palos, CADuring spray run vibration severe yaw and spin. Impacted hard. Had lost a tail rotor blade. Tt bar fatigue failure.Sep 1, 1995 · Substantial damage Incident 19810403024639IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Huron, CAMain rotor blade skin separated and demolished tail rotor and transmission. Pilot landed ok.Apr 3, 1981 · Minor damage Accident 19790427007179ALow Level Operations · Gustine, CAPilot hit a wire while spraying agricultural chemicals.Apr 27, 1979 · Substantial damage