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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12L4 · Elk City, OK · June 22, 1979

Date
June 22, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Elk City, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90453
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPJ26
Reported as
Hiller UH12L4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,290 total90 in this make and model30 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.

Helicopter RPM began to decay, developed high sink rate. Made hard landing. Found clutch slipping..

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER RPM BEGAN TO DECAY, DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE. MADE HARD LANDING. FOUND CLUTCH SLIPPING..

NTSB investigation

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