ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175035
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| Date: | Saturday 28 March 2015 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Mid-cal Ag Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N130HA |
| MSN: | HA3030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7233 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6 miles east of Firebaugh, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Firebaugh, CA |
| Firebaugh, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, during the agricultural application flight, the engine started to shake violently. The pilot executed a left turn and positioned the helicopter into the wind, but the helicopter started to descend, and the engine then lost power. The pilot conducted an autorotation, and the helicopter subsequently impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the tailboom. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N130HA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1993 | N130HA | Taylor Helicopter Inc. | 0 | Moore Haven, FL | |
sub |
| 6 July 2022 | N130HA | C&C Helicopters | 0 | Wenatchee, Washington | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2015 23:14 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Aug-2016 18:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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