Aviation Accident Summary NYC88DFJ02

CHERRY CREEK, NY, USA

Aircraft #1

N157HA

HILLER UH-12E

Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, HE HEARD A NOISE THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A DECAY IN ROTOR RPM. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN AN AREA OF TALL TREES & THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATIONREVEALED THAT A CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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