Hiller UH-12A N4828E
20 August 1988 · Paducah, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1988 at about 21:40 local time, a Hiller UH-12A registered N4828E, operated by James F.allen, was involved in an accident near Paducah, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paducah, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farrington Airpark (KY29)
- Coordinates
- 37.0105, -88.5802
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12A
- Registration
- N4828E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James F.allen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → New Burnside
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88LA232
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
AFTER DEPARTURE THE ENG QUIT & PIC MADE AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. INITIAL EXAM OF ENG REVEALED WATER IN THE CARB FLOAT BOWL. INVESTIGATION SHOWED HELO HAD 100 HR INSPECTION RECORDED IN THE LOG, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MECHANIC WITHOUT INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION AS AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. HELO RECORDS WERE OBTAINED BY ONE OF THE MECHANICS FROM THE SAME REPAIR STATION, BUT NOT GIVEN TO FAA INSPECTOR & LATER LOST. LATER EXAM OF THE ENG SHOWED HOLES IN ACCESSORY CASE. PARTIAL TEARDOWN SHOWED THAT THE LEFT MAG DRIVE COUPLING NUT COTTER KEY WAS MISSING. IT IS BELIEVED THE COTTER KEY WAS NOT INSTALLED OR WAS DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION & BACKED OUT OF THE NUT ALLOWING THE NUT TO BACK OFF & THE DRIVE COUPLING TO DISCONNECT. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT. THE PLTS LOG BOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. THE ACFT ROLLED OVER AFTER LNDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1983 | Hiller UH-12A | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1982 | Hiller UH-12A | New Paltz, New York, United States | Steve Charles Sladky | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1995 | Hiller UH-12A | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | Davis, Robert, L. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1999 | Hiller UH-12A | Satartia, Mississippi, United States | Charles V. Lungrin | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1973 | Hiller UH-12A | Dublin, Texas, United States | Rent-A-Plane | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Hiller UH-12A | Reed Springs, Missouri, United States | Howard Eugene | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1988 | Mooney M20F | Burkesville, Kentucky, United States | Edward J. Geyman | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Berkeley, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-60-602P | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Byron/Sorrell SNS-2 | Morehead, Kentucky, United States | Carroll C. Byron | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Bow, Kentucky, United States | Console Corp. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States | COX Manufacturing Co. Inc. | Fatal | 7 |