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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Franklin, LA · July 1, 1996

Date: July 1, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place: Franklin, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N14637
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA285
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries: 0

N14637Registered now · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1577 · Built 1993 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On spotting flight. Engine running rough, made emergency landing, tail rotor section cut off by main rotor blades. (-23) on July 1, 1996, at approximately 0930 CDT, a Hiller UH-12E helicopter, N14637, was substantially damaged while executing a precautionary landing following a partial loss of engine power near Franklin, Louisiana. The helicopter, owned and operated by a private owner, was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The local flight originated from the patterson, Louisiana airport at approximately 0815 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SPOTTING FLIGHT. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, TAIL ROTOR SECTION CUT OFF BY MAIN ROTOR BLADES. (-23) ON JULY 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT, A HILLER UH-12E HELICOPTER, N14637, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE EXECUTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA. THE HELICOPTER, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PATTERSON, LOUISIANA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 CDT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW96LA285Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranklin, LAloss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor was the unsuitable terrain available for the precautionary landing.Jul 1, 1996 · Substantial damage