19870528079719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Shelton, WA · May 28, 1987

Date
May 28, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Shelton, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GILA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28875
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87FA106
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
930 total123 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control of aircraft. Impacted ground in vertical position. Main rotor shows overload failure. Severe turbulence

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED GROUND IN VERTICAL POSITION. MAIN ROTOR SHOWS OVERLOAD FAILURE.SEVERE TURBULENCE

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N28875 · 2

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