Hiller UH-12E N136HA

Summary

On 15 July 1986 at about 12:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N136HA, operated by Agri-Copter, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pataskala, Ohio, 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

15 July 1986 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pataskala, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.0003, -82.6707

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N136HA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Agri-Copter, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wauseon → Baltimore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86FEK03

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 AUTOROTATED TO A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENG QUIT AT 600 FT AGL. THE LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORN FIELD. THE PLT TOLD A FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE THAT HE HAD 8 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED IT CONTAINED APRX 6 OZ TOTAL. THE PLT HAD MADE THIS TRIP BEFORE BUT NEVER WITH A LARGE SPARE TANK ATTACHED UNDER THE FUSELAGE WHICH CREATED CONSIDERABLE DRAG. NORMAL FUEL BURN-OUT ACCORDING TO THE PLT WAS 2:45-3:00 HRS. THIS FLT LASTED TWO HRS. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE ACFT POWERPLANT DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE ACFT WAS BEING FERRIED FOR ELEC MAINTENANCE. POST CRASH INVEST REVEALED BATTERY RELAY INOPERATIVE. NO SPECIAL PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FOR THE MAINTENANCE FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.