- Date
- June 2, 1984, 07:50 local (11:50 UTC)
- Place
- Sigel, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N109EHHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840602020409A
- Case key
- 35386
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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 plt was on an aerial application flt over a wooded area. According to him, he had a tail rotor problem & it was necessary to extend his glide to reach an open area. Subsequently, the helicopter landed hard & the main rotor blades struck & severed the tail boom. An investigation revealed that the plt had declined to refuel prior to the last takeoff. Witnesses stated that fuel had been added to the tanks after the accident, before the investigator arrived.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109EH
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- HA 3062
- Airframe hours
- 1,619
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 385 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Evergreen Helicopter Of Alaska
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 23, 1984 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- Sigel, PA
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 710 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.