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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12D · Walla Walla, WA · July 4, 1990

Date
July 4, 1990 · 07:15 local
Place
Walla Walla, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WZDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62431
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA121
Reported as
Hiller UH12D
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,060 total400 in this make and model250 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.

Lost power. Autorotated into pea vines. Skid caught vines caused upset landing. Carb did not meet type data sheets.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED INTO PEA VINES. SKID CAUGHT VINES CAUSED UPSET LANDING. CARB DID NOT MEET TYPE DATA SHEETS.

NTSB investigation

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