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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Lost Hills, CA · June 19, 2011

Date: June 19, 2011 · 07:40 local
Place: Lost Hills, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 7VCG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N138HA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA267
Reported as: Hiller UH-12E
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total8,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N138HARegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2015 · Hiller UH-12ES/N HA3038 · Built 1976 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot reported sudden and complete loss of engine power during repositioning turn after a spray run. The aircraft landed hard and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING REPOSITIONING TURN AFTER A SPRAY RUN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR11LA267Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLost Hills, CAThe failure of the engine-driven fuel pump, resulting in the loss of all engine power and the pilot's failure to correctly execute an autorotational landing.Jun 19, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N138HA · 2

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

Accident 20150527011319AWasco, CAN138HA Hiller UH-12E rotorcraft crashed then caught fire during an aerial application operation, the 1 person on board sustained fatal injuries, near Wasco, CA Controlled flight into terrain-see brief explanationMay 27, 2015 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19830503017209ALow Level Operations · Quanah, TXMain rotor blade tip struck a powerline while looking for cattle in underbrush. Crash landed and rolled over.May 3, 1983 · Substantial damage