- Date
- April 19, 1984, 06:19 local (14:19 UTC)
- Place
- Buxton, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N56BAHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840419013849A
- Case key
- 39901
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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.
Roll over
Vertical takeoff - improperCause
Analysis
The helicopter entered an uncontrolled right roll while lifting off from a trailer & struck the ground with the m/r. the plt reported the trailer was not level.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56BA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1507
- Airframe hours
- 5,459
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bertea/Aviation, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1984 · 33 hours before
N56BARegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2014 · 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,567 total · 407 in this make and model · 3,067 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.