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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Lemoore, CA · September 18, 1986

Date
September 18, 1986 · 05:30 local
Place
Lemoore, CA
Airport
Naval Air Station
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RQKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N688SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FVA14
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total3,003 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The engine failed and caught fire causing ahard forced landing. Rod bolts were found to be improperly torques.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING AHARD FORCED LANDING. ROD BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY TORQUES.

NTSB investigation

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