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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Big Lake, MN · May 4, 1996

Date
May 4, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place
Big Lake, MN
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N177HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA151
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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 detach trailer tie down from skid. Lost control and rolled on lift off. (-23) pilot failed to fully detach trailer tie downs from aircraft prior to departure and subsequently lost control of aircraft upon takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO DETACH TRAILER TIE DOWN FROM SKID. LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED ON LIFT OFF. (-23) PILOT FAILED TO FULLY DETACH TRAILER TIE DOWNS FROM AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT UPON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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