# Accident 19980624020339A: Hiller UH12E, Park Rapids, MN, June 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KJZG
- Location: 44.7693° N, 94.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7693&lon=-94.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86663, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86663-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,550 total, 6,940 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624020339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ON DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM A HELIPAD. WAS ENTERING TRANSITIONAL LIFT PAHSE BEING VULNERALBE TO DOWNWIND. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE CONGESTED (SEMI-CONFINED) IN THE AREA OF TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT WIND GUSTS, OR TURBULENCE SURROUNDING NEARBY BUILDINGS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB, WHEN THE HELICOPTER PITCHED DOWN AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA218), Jun 24, 1998: Hiller UH-12E (N86663), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of aircraft. Factors were the congested helipad conditions and wind gusts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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