19790613016639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12L · Montrose, CO · June 13, 1979

Date
June 13, 1979 · 10:55 local
Place
Montrose, CO
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5349V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DA043
Reported as
Hiller UH12L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,387 total310 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Rescue helicopter made precarious one-skid landing. Emplaning passenger hit controls. Rotors struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

RESCUE HELICOPTER MADE PRECARIOUS ONE-SKID LANDING. EMPLANING PASSENGER HIT CONTROLS. ROTORS STRUCK GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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