19890816030169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Tolleson, AZ · August 16, 1989

Date
August 16, 1989 · 04:30 local
Place
Tolleson, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZBUG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7086
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DUJ09
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total4,000 in this make and model300 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.

Engine quit after takeoff from ag strip autorotated but impacted hard causing bounce and rollover. Water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AG STRIP AUTOROTATED BUT IMPACTED HARD CAUSING BOUNCE AND ROLLOVER. WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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