19870723038669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Ulysess, KS · July 23, 1987

Date
July 23, 1987 · 06:45 local
Place
Ulysess, KS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RBKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67139
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA145
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,270 total150 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.

Unable to control the main rotor blades. Aircraft nosed up. High rate of descent. Collided with ground.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CONTROL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP. HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. COLLIDED WITH GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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