ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371310
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| Date: | Monday 4 April 1988 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn Bud Herring |
| Registration: | N4029D |
| MSN: | 5098 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1560 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-540-C-2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Salle, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE THE ACFT WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN TAIL LOW AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN AND CUT OFF THE TAIL BOOM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER IN THE CARB BOWL, THE ACFT FUEL TANK AND THE REFUELING VEHICLE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88DRA05
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 October 1991 | N4029D | Glan Herring | 0 | Palacios, TX | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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