Hiller UH-12D N67155

Summary

On 8 June 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12D registered N67155 was involved in an accident near Bricktown, New Jersey, 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

8 June 1983 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bricktown, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12D

Registration

N67155

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC83FHD01

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 PLT REPORTED AN ERRATIC RPM DROP & A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING A SWATH RUN. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS APRX 10 FT ABOVE TREES AT APRX 40 KTS. THE ACFT BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED & ALTITUDE. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE TAIL ROTOR & MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TREE BRANCHES & THE PLEXIGLASS & LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, THE IGNITION HARNESSES WERE CHECKED & THE #4 & #6 LEAD ASSEMBLIES, PN 10-720642, SHOWED LEAKAGE AT THE SLEEVE ASSEMBLY POINT (BENDIX PN 10-320473). A PARTIAL TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED NO OTHER PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.