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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell UH-1H · Selingsgrove, PA · July 17, 1996

Date: July 17, 1996 · 17:30 local
Place: Selingsgrove, PA
Airport: Penn Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: AGQG
Aircraft: N51AG
Reported as: Bell UH1H
Reported engine: Lycoming T53L13B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,600 total15 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N51AGRegistered now · Bell UH-1HS/N 71-20178 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBell UH-1H Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on July 17, 1996 at 1730 hours local time, a Bell model UH-1H helicopter, N51AG, registered to agrotors, inc., made a precautionary landing in a field about five miles north of Penn Valley Airport (seg). The pilot-in-command, victor emanuel gray, landed the aircraft with no damage, because of loss of hydraulic pressure. Investigation revealed that the hydraulic pressure line from the hydraulic pump check valve to the right-hand side of the hydraulic filter head developed a crack, causing loss of hydraulic fluid. The line was replaced with new, run-up was made, and helicopter departed without further incident. The helicopter received no damage, and there were no injuries to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. M&d report to follow. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 17, 1996 AT 1730 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A BELL MODEL UH-1H HELICOPTER, N51AG, REGISTERED TO AGROTORS, INC., MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF PENN VALLEY AIRPORT (SEG). THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, VICTOR EMANUEL GRAY, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DAMAGE, BECAUSE OF LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CHECK VALVE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HEAD DEVELOPED A CRACK, CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, RUN-UP WAS MADE, AND HELICOPTER DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED NO DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. M&D REPORT TO FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N51AG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20041215033109ALow Level Operations · Rockford, AL(-23) While performing aerial applications over timber land, pilot reported a loud "bang" and loss of tail rotor effectiveness at the apex of the spray turn. Pilot made emergency landing into small trees resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter. No…Dec 15, 2004 · Substantial damage