Hiller FH-1100 N35HA

Summary

On 12 November 1987 at about 01:00 local time, a Hiller FH-1100 registered N35HA was involved in an accident near Turner, Oregon, 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

12 November 1987 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Turner, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.6202, -123.1298

Aircraft

Hiller FH-1100

Registration

N35HA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gates → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA88LA016

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.