19920815031449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Arvin, CA · August 15, 1992

Date
August 15, 1992 · 06:15 local
Place
Arvin, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
CUFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9753C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA349
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,890 total3,502 in this make and model238 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.

Rotor system failed during spray run. Severe oscillation and vibration prior impact. Rotor blade torsion pin failed

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR SYSTEM FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN. SEVERE OSCILLATION AND VIBRATION PRIOR IMPACT. ROTOR BLADE TORSION PIN FAILED

NTSB investigation

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