- Date
- June 27, 1988, 06:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cherry Creek, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N157HAHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880627027499A
- Case key
- 30752
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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 reported that during an aerial application operation, he heard a noise that was followed by a decay in rotor RPM. Subsequently, he was forced to land in an area of tall trees & the helicopter was damaged. An investigationrevealed that a connecting rod assembly had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N157HA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- HA3057
- Airframe hours
- 3,356
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Helicopter Minit-Men,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hellicopter Mint-Men Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1988 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Cherry Creek, NY
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 4,460 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 59 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.