- Date
- May 18, 1986, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49983Hiller 12-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860518018569A
- Case key
- 4662
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Rotorcraft flight controls - not maintainedCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Roll over
Analysis
The pilot stated that he drew too much rotor pitch for the h.p. available. The helicopter lost control and rolled over on its side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49983
- Reported as
- Hiller 12-C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 850
- Airframe hours
- 4,500
- Engine
- Franklin 6V335, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Laren Zager
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- Z16 · Wasilla, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,770 total · 34 in this make and model · 2,250 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N49983 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.