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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12B · Midland City, AL · September 5, 1976

Date
September 5, 1976
Place
Midland City, AL
Airport
Private Heliport
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47091
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76FKJ99
Reported as
Hiller UH12B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,128 total10 in this make and model118 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Main rotor blade failure due to impact damage with unknown object.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR BLADE FAILURE DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE WITH UNKNOWN OBJECT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.