19990829032999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12E · Lituya Bay, AK · August 29, 1999

Date: August 29, 1999 · 12:15 local
Place: Lituya Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N67165
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540B1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N67165Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1159 · Built 1960 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) 1. Tail boom, last two feet has loose and missing rivets. 2. Tail rotor strikes left hand side of tail boom. 3. Tail rotor blades destroyed. 4. Forward cross axle broke off on left side. 5. Left skid and legs broke off. 6. No apparent fuselage damage. 7. Main rotor mast and engine dirty, rusty, and noted evidence of oil and grease leaks. 8. Tail boom stringer sheared off at boom housing fitting. 9. The pilot/owner notified this office that the aircraft would be moved by barge from yakutat AK to ketchikan AK for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 1. TAIL BOOM, LAST TWO FEET HAS LOOSE AND MISSING RIVETS. 2. TAIL ROTOR STRIKES LEFT HAND SIDE OF TAIL BOOM. 3. TAIL ROTOR BLADES DESTROYED. 4. FORWARD CROSS AXLE BROKE OFF ON LEFT SIDE. 5. LEFT SKID AND LEGS BROKE OFF. 6. NO APPARENT FUSELAGE DAMAGE. 7. MAIN ROTOR MAST AND ENGINE DIRTY, RUSTY, AND NOTED EVIDENCE OF OIL AND GREASE LEAKS. 8. TAIL BOOM STRINGER SHEARED OFF AT BOOM HOUSING FITTING. 9. THE PILOT/OWNER NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE MOVED BY BARGE FROM YAKUTAT AK TO KETCHIKAN AK FOR REPAIRS.