- Date
- September 11, 1987, 18:55 local (Sep 12, 1987, 01:55 UTC)
- Place
- Quincy, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8QAHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870911080449A
- Case key
- 40693
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During an aerial application maneuver the pilot flew into two 23,000 volt powerlines. The helicopter's rotor blades struck the powerlines, the aircraft turned to the right and descended to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8QA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1073
- Airframe hours
- 12,046
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-B1A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Quincy Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Quincy Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 3, 1987
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,620 total · 1,730 in this make and model · 4,525 as pilot in command · 397 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.