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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Thermal, CA · June 17, 1983

Date
June 17, 1983 · 07:00 local
Place
Thermal, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N116HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA289
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,900 total4,800 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Helicopter crashed during landing on pad. Pilot claimed control problem and then tail rotor hit truck bed.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING LANDING ON PAD. PILOT CLAIMED CONTROL PROBLEM AND THEN TAIL ROTOR HIT TRUCK BED.

NTSB investigation

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