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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12D · Bakersfield, CA · July 8, 1988

Date
July 8, 1988 · 21:30 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ROKG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N646JS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DUM04
Reported as
Hiller UH12D
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total150 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine failure while crop dusting. Abrupt maneuver to avoid obstacles. Had loss of rotor RPM, crashed in field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CROP DUSTING. ABRUPT MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTACLES. HAD LOSS OF ROTOR RPM, CRASHED IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N646JS · 1

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