19880504012719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12D · Winters, CA · May 4, 1988

Date
May 4, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Winters, CA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NHLG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62391
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVG04
Reported as
Hiller UH12D
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,342 total1,436 in this make and model200 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.

Takeoff from a platform,helicopter failed to obtain transitional lift. Descended into wheat and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF FROM A PLATFORM,HELICOPTER FAILED TO OBTAIN TRANSITIONAL LIFT. DESCENDED INTO WHEAT AND 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.