20081030851229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Power River, WY · October 30, 2008

Date: October 30, 2008 · 08:40 local
Place: Power River, WY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61436
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA028
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,908 total448 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N61436Registration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 5017 · Built 1977 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) Control rotor blade assy shaft broke at outer attach bolt hole.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CONTROL ROTOR BLADE ASSY SHAFT BROKE AT OUTER ATTACH BOLT HOLE.

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 WPR09LA028Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPowder River, WYA flight control system malfunction while the helicopter was maneuvering at low altitude due to the failure/separation of the rotor blade control tube.Oct 30, 2008 · Substantial damage