14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in Rio Vista, TX
Aircraft: HILLER UH-12B, registration: N94735
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 19, 2012, about 1045 central standard time, a Hiller UH-12B helicopter, N94735, experienced a loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude near Rio Vista, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured during forced landing and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was owned and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan.
The pilot was on survey flight, looking at cattle and fences from the helicopter. The pilot reported that the helicopter engine suddenly stopped, so he elected to autorotate to the field. The helicopter made a hard landing and the skids were caught by the high vegetation. An initial examination of the helicopter revealed that the tailrotor had separated from the helicopter and the main rotor had contacted the tailboom.
The helicopter was retained for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 94735 Make/Model: UH12 Description: UH-12E, E4, L3, L4, SL3, SL4 (OH-23 Rave
Date: 09/19/2012 Time: 1550
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: WALNUT SPRINGS State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N94735 HILLER UH-12B ROTORCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, 18 MILES FROM
WALNUT SPRINGS, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Aerial Observation Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FORT WORTH, TX (SW19) Entry date: 09/20/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N94735
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KOPPERL (September 19, 2012)—A small private helicopter crashed early Wednesday morning in a field off County Road 1185 outside of Kopperl, but there were no reports of injuries.
The two-seat Hiller UH-12B was being used to survey cattle and fences in the rural area when its engine failed and it made what one source described as a hard landing.
The tail rotor snapped off and the main rotor was damaged.
Officials in neighboring Johnson County received a 911 call shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday about the crash.
Deputies responded and spotted the helicopter aircraft across the Brazos River in Bosque County.
Video shot by WFAA-TV in Dallas show the two-seat helicopter in a field surrounded by law enforcement personnel.
The Federal Aviation Administration had no immediate details on the accident.
BOSQUE COUNTY -- A helicopter crashed Wednesday morning while surveying cattle and fencing in Bosque County near Hamm Creek Park off of FM Road 916.
The aircraft experienced engine failure and crashed in a field.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, at 10:08 a.m. fishermen called 911 and said they saw the chopper go down. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office personnel responded and saw the aircraft across the river in Bosque County.
There were no reports of injuries.
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