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SEA93GA052

1993-01-15 · CHINOOK, Montana, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S71

Current FAA registration · N28908

Make / Model
HILLER UH-12E
Year of manufacture
1962 · 31 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-435 (175 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880520
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2F1E3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INATTENTIVE FBO PERSONNEL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED THE HELICOPTER NEAR THE FUEL PUMPS AS EARLIER AGREED UPON BY THE FBO PERSONNEL. AS THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTORS WERE WINDING DOWN, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE HELICOPTER AND WERE REMOVING BAGGAGE WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE FBO EXITED A NEARBY HANGAR AND WAS FOLLOWING A PATH WAY IN THE SNOW TOWARD THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT CALLED OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO CAUTION HIM OF THE TAIL ROTOR, HOWEVER, THE INDIVIDUAL CONTINUED AND WAS STRUCK BY THE TAIL ROTOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93GA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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