- Date
- November 11, 1987, 17:00 local (Nov 12, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Turner, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35HAHiller FH-1100
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871111063439A
- Case key
- 40757
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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
While on a short cross country flight the pilot encountered a rain storm and low clouds. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and then elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. Although the pilot visually inspected the area prior to landing, he did not see rising terrain. During landing the tail rotor struck rising terrain causing a loss of tail rotor control. The helicopter then descended to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35HA
- Reported as
- Hiller FH-1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 35HA
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Allison 250-C18, 274 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mountain Air Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 26, 1987 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 6S4 · Gates, OR
- Destination
- S12 · Albany, OR
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,160 total · 108 in this make and model · 3,527 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.