Accident · 2002-04-22

NTSB case SEA02LA073 · Hiller UH-12E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-04-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E (N3004T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sundance Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Sundance Helicopters, Inc.

Probable cause

The failure of company maintenance personnel to identify and replace/repair the degraded exhaust stack. Contributing factors were the mis-rigged carburetor heat control and the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate rotor RPM. Additional contributing factors were trees and water.

Source: NTSB case SEA02LA073

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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