- Date
- July 13, 1982, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Centre, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28872Hiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820713031459A
- Case key
- 70177
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While returning from a spraying operation, the pilot was flying low toward the rising sun when the helicopter collided with power lines. An autorotation was initiated, but the skids collapsed during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28872
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2101
- Airframe hours
- 5,826
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 305 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Evergreen Ventures, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Evergreen Ventures, Inc.
- Departed
- Centre, AL
- Destination
- Centre, AL
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 915 total · 110 in this make and model · 694 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 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 N28872 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.