- Date
- October 6, 1987, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Union Church, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4029RHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871006080829A
- Case key
- 32074
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At an altitude of aprx 75 feet during an agricultural turn, the plt reported that the engine lost power. While executing a forced landing, the rotor blades contacted trees, after which, during the descent, the right skid collided with a stump & the helicopter rolled over. An engine test run was performed and no evidence was found which would preclude normal engine operation. The NTSB was notified of the accident 20 days afterward, and, as a result, no determination could be made as to the quantity or type of fuel in the acft at the time of the occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4029R
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5103
- Airframe hours
- 1,389
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Burgundy Farms
- Registered owner
- Dominion Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 26, 1987 · 184 hours before
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,100 total · 1,510 in this make and model · 7,020 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCB, 32 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.
Other investigations on N4029R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.