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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Myrtle Point, OR · April 26, 1985

Date
April 26, 1985 · 08:00 local
Place
Myrtle Point, OR
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99GM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA097
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,402 total7,272 in this make and model96 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.

Total power loss followed loud screech. Landed in tall trees on sloping terrain. Impeller failure fatigue crack.

As the FAA filed it

TOTAL POWER LOSS FOLLOWED LOUD SCREECH. LANDED IN TALL TREES ON SLOPING TERRAIN. IMPELLER FAILURE FATIGUE CRACK.

NTSB investigation

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