- Date
- March 17, 1982, 17:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Lydia, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4029RHiller UH12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820317006749A
- Case key
- 71519
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was applying liquid fertilizer on his last swath run prior to reloading when the engine stopped. A run-on landing was attempted during which the skids sank into the soft ground causing the helicopter to roll over. The field was level and covered with 8-10 inch high wheat. Inspection of the engine revealed no fuel in the right carburetor, 2 ounces in the left carburetor, no indications of fuel leaks, and .9 gallons of fuel in the fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4029R
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5103
- Airframe hours
- 1,082
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Walter M Moore
- Registered owner
- Walter M Moore
- Departed
- Lydia, SC
- Destination
- Lydia, SC
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,230 total · 550 in this make and model · 8,100 as pilot in command · 86 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
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 N4029R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.