Hiller UH-12A N116S

Summary

On 2 May 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12A registered N116S, operated by Steve Charles Sladky, was involved in an accident near New Paltz, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1982 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Paltz, New York, United States

Coordinates

41.7391, -74.0800

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12A

Registration

N116S

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Steve Charles Sladky

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingston → Greenwood Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA087

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 400 FT AGL, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECAY IN THE MAIN ROTOR RPM; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM WAS REPORTED TO HAVE REMAINED CONSTANT. THE PILOT SUSPECTED A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN APPLE ORCHARD. DURING THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED AN APPLE TREE AND LANDED HARD. DURING THE LANDING, THE SKIDS WERE BENT, THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN, THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS BUCKLED, AND THE TAIL ROTOR WAS DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.