Hiller UH-12B N67699

Summary

On 1 October 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12B registered N67699 was involved in an accident near McCullough, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 October 1983 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McCullough, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

31.0199, -87.4895

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12B

Registration

N67699

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCullough → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA007

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

THE ACFT CRASHED IN A COTTON FIELD AFTER MANEUVERING AT LOW ALT TO CHECK THE CROP. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AT AN ALT OF 4 OR 5 FT AND FORWARD FLT WAS BELOW TRANSITIONAL LIFT SPEED. THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO REDUCE AND ALSO THERE WAS A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT INCREASED ROTOR PITCH AND ROTOR RPMS CONTINUED TO DECAY. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND, ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND THE ROTOR CUT OFF THE TAIL BOOM. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH THE MIXTURE LEVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.