Hiller UH-12E N40296

Summary

On 18 July 1985 at about 18:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N40296, operated by Bumgarner Gerald H, was involved in an accident near Pickens, South Carolina, 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

18 July 1985 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.8791, -82.6994

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N40296

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Bumgarner Gerald H

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA219

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 HAD COMPLETED APPLICATION OF A HERBICIDE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS TEMP OPNS AREA 1/2 MI DISTANT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. PLT FLARED THE HELICOPTER ON THE 45 DEG DOWNSLOPE AND TAILBEEM/ROTOR CONTACTED GROUND. THE FUEL GAUGE IND 18 GALS HOWEVER ONLY A PINT COULD BE DRAINED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL QTY TEST SYSTEM WAS INOP POST ACCIDENT. PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CK FUEL QTY PRIOR TO FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.