- Date
- September 13, 1986, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Norias, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40268Hiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860913045009A
- Case key
- 22091
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The commercial plt was engaged in a livestock round-up and attempted to hover over a wire fence. The acft skid caught on the fence causing a loss of acft control and subsequent impact with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40268
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5062
- Airframe hours
- 985
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter L. Mcbride
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 17, 1986 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- Norias, TX
N40268Registration cancelled Mar 17, 2003 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,200 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 76 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRL, 86 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.