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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12C · Phoenix, AZ · March 27, 1978

Date
March 27, 1978
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48234
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FUJ33
Reported as
Hiller UH12C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total3,000 in this make and model6 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.

Plt securing seat belt during autorotation,wrench slipped out of et & locked col pitch control

As the FAA filed it

PLT SECURING SEAT BELT DURING AUTOROTATION,WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF ET & LOCKED COL PITCH CONTROL

NTSB investigation

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