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FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12C · Palmer, AK · May 18, 1986

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Date
May 18, 1986 · 13:15 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49983
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA058
Reported as
Hiller UH12C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,770 total34 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N49983Registered now · Hiller UH-12CS/N 850Airframe modelHiller UH-12C

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What happened

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Allowed rotor RPM to decay while hovering at low altitude looking for a landing area. Rotors struck shoreline rocks.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY WHILE HOVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE LOOKING FOR A LANDING AREA.ROTORS STRUCK SHORELINE ROCKS.

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 ANC86LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot stated that he drew too much rotor pitch for the h.p. available. The helicopter lost control and rolled over on its side.May 18, 1986 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49983 · 2

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

Accident 19971005047449ABennington, VT(-16) Instructor was demonstrating hovering to student near runway at the airport (5B5). Student pilot at the controls began drifting aircraft to the right. The instructor added left cyclic input to correct the right drift when top half of pilot's cyclic…Oct 5, 1997 · Substantial damageIncident 19910218013589IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Pittsfield, MAThrottle frozen engine entered into overspeed condition. Autoratated into field. Made a hard landing.Feb 18, 1991 · Minor damage