Sikorsky UH-19B accident near Urbana, Illinois, February 10, 1982
On February 10, 1982 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Sikorsky UH-19B (helicopter), registered N2256G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Urbana, Illinois (Restricted Heliport airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 10, 1982 · about 8:00 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Urbana, Illinois · Restricted Heliport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky UH-19B · all UH-19Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2256G · registry record · serial 57 5962
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT AND A MEDICAL ATTENDANT WERE ON A FLIGHT TO URBANA TO MAKE A MEDICAL EVACUATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO ROTATE TO THE LEFT. HE REPORTED THAT HE LANDED IMMEDIATELY, CUT THE POWER, AND STOPPED THE ROTATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE LANDING, A MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT THE TAIL CONE AND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND FLYING PARTS STRUCK THE FUSELAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 561 hours in all; 53 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 468 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,302 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Wright R-1300 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aire Care INC
The flight
- Departed from: 017 Homer IL at 1:30 pm
- Destination: Anoka MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2256G on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Sikorsky UH-19 7 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Sikorsky 825 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Wright R-1300 27 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,118 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Illinois 8,069 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI82DA045.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.