19880910038059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Helm, CA · September 10, 1988

Date
September 10, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
Helm, CA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
JAGG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4029Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVA16
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total3,500 in this make and model120 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.

Failed to disconnect the chemical filler hose prior to liftoff from truck platform. Helicopter rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO DISCONNECT THE CHEMICAL FILLER HOSE PRIOR TO LIFTOFF FROM TRUCK PLATFORM. HELICOPTER 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.