Hiller UH-12E4 N64741
9 February 2022 · Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 2022 at about 21:20 local time, a Hiller UH-12E4 registered N64741 was involved in an accident near Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shoestring Aviation Airfield (0P2)
- Coordinates
- 39.7963, -76.6464
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E4
- Registration
- N64741
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Churchville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the descent which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during a short local flight while approaching to land, he encountered a descent rate that was unsuitable for landing. He attempted to correct for the rate of descent but was unsuccessful after pulling full collective pitch. The helicopter impacted the ground and rolled on to its right side, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. He stated that he may have encountered a condition called “settling with power” during his approach to land due to the winds. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1994 | Hiller UH-12E4 | Morton, Washington, United States | Northwest Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2022 | Cessna 182 | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Piper PA-32 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Cessna A185E | York, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Cessna 172 | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | New Garden Flight Connection Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2022 | Piper PA28R | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2022 | Walter S Johnson Iii AR-1 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Beighey Mark W | No injuries | - |