39.2868° N, 86.7726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 8, 1983 · 19:21 local
Place
Spencer, IN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9788C
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,600 total3,000 in this make and model135 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.
Had cyclic control problems. Found center seat buckle had lodged between the right cyclic control and the pedestal.
As the FAA filed it
HAD CYCLIC CONTROL PROBLEMS. FOUND CENTER SEAT BUCKLE HAD LODGED BETWEEN THE RIGHT CYCLIC CONTROL AND THE PEDESTAL.