Hiller UH-12E N4029R

Summary

On 6 October 1987 at about 12:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N4029R, operated by Burgundy Farms, was involved in an accident near Union Church, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 1987 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Union Church, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

31.6991, -90.8197

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N4029R

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Burgundy Farms

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

MIA88LA014

1 person had minor injuries.

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

AT AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 75 FEET DURING AN AGRICULTURAL TURN, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING, THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TREES, AFTER WHICH, DURING THE DESCENT, THE RIGHT SKID COLLIDED WITH A STUMP & THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. AN ENGINE TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED AND NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION. THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT 20 DAYS AFTERWARD, AND, AS A RESULT, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE QUANTITY OR TYPE OF FUEL IN THE ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.