Hiller UH-12E N46RJ

Summary

On 11 May 1984 at about 02:15 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N46RJ was involved in an accident near Cedar Hill, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 May 1984 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Hill, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cow Patch (TA04)

Coordinates

32.5810, -96.9502

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N46RJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Hill → Mansfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW84LA226

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

DURING THE INITIAL NIGHT FLIGHT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE & ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER PLANT FAILURE. AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED & THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A BUILDING PRIOR TO COMING TO REST. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ENGINE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF OIL STARVATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE OIL SYSTEM HAD BEEN ADEQUATELY SERVICED, HOWEVER, THE DRAIN VALVE HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED & UPON ENGINE START AND TAKEOFF THE OIL WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.