19971009031219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Liberty, NE · October 9, 1997

Date: October 9, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Liberty, NE
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4027L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA012
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540C2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total2,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N4027LRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2002 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 5074 · Built 1979 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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1979 Heller UH-125 heli took off and lost eng power at 150 ft, unable to rotate the acft and crashed, Liberty,NE (.4)the pilot reported, 'the aircraft was preflighted, started, and warmed up with temperatures and pressures gauges in the green.' Following the engine warm-up the pilot began a hover, cleared the area, and proceeded to takeoff. The pilot indicated in his report that, 'approximately around 150 feet the engine stopped producing power.' The pilot stated that he, 'was approximately between 30 and 50 mph, tried to quick-stop, was too low and did not have enough altitude to autorotate the aircraft.' The pilot proceeded to execute a run-on landing, which resulted in the aircraft sliding 40 feet after contact with the ground. The pilot reported that the aircraft, 'came to a terrace and very slowly rolled onto its side.' Examination of the aircraft did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

1979 HELLER UH-125 HELI TOOK OFF AND LOST ENG POWER AT 150 FT, UNABLE TO ROTATE THE ACFT AND CRASHED, LIBERTY,NE (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED, 'THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREFLIGHTED, STARTED, AND WARMED UP WITH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES GAUGES IN THE GREEN.' FOLLOWING THE ENGINE WARM-UP THE PILOT BEGAN A HOVER, CLEARED THE AREA, AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT INDICATED IN HIS REPORT THAT, 'APPROXIMATELY AROUND 150 FEET THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE, 'WAS APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH, TRIED TO QUICK-STOP, WAS TOO LOW AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO AUTOROTATE THE AIRCRAFT.' THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A RUN-ON LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING 40 FEET AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT, 'CAME TO A TERRACE AND VERY SLOWLY ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.' EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

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 CHI98LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLiberty, NEA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 9, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4027L · 1

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

Accident 19830518056779APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Thermal, CACrash occurred during emergency landing after engine lost power during procedure turn.May 18, 1983 · Substantial damage