- Date
- April 19, 1983, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Nordm, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62409Hiller 12-E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830419015499A
- Case key
- 39682
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Analysis
The aircraft broke through crusted snow on a county road during landing and rolled over. The helicopter was on a business flight and the pilot did not claim any mechanical discrepancies. The weather was VMC and none of the 3 occupants were injured. The snow at the scene was about 4 feet deep. During the run on landing the skids broke through the crusted top of the snow causing the helicopter to tip foward striking the main rotor blades. The aircraft yawed to the right and came to rest on its left side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62409
- Reported as
- Hiller 12-E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2146
- Airframe hours
- 6,380
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 305 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Columbia Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 14, 1983 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- Near Nordm, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 06
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,129 total · 308 in this make and model · 1,986 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFF, 58 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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