19941028036819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Morton, WA · October 28, 1994

Date
October 28, 1994 · 14:15 local
Place
Morton, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
WYFL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80NW
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA013
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,077 total5,185 in this make and model125 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 on liftoff with long line bucket. Crashed. Water in fuel. Sat out heavy rain with leaky fuel cap.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON LIFTOFF WITH LONG LINE BUCKET. CRASHED. WATER IN FUEL. SAT OUT HEAVY RAIN WITH LEAKY FUEL CAP.

NTSB investigation

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