19880820034309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12A · Paducah, KY · August 20, 1988

Date
August 20, 1988 · 16:40 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Airport
Farring Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4828E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA232
Reported as
Hiller UH12A
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
344 total

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climbout. Autorotated into trees. Found 50 percent water in fuel. Engine accessory case damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. FOUND 50 PERCENT WATER IN FUEL. ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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