19850530051569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Athena, OR · May 30, 1985

Date
May 30, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Athena, OR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N37HS
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA126
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,865 total65 in this make and model106 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.

Pilot was testing new spray unit. Aircraft settled back to ground after liftoff. Full power applied, rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TESTING NEW SPRAY UNIT. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF. FULL POWER APPLIED, ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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