# Accident 19790801027449A: Hiller UH12B, Dutch Harbor, AK, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Dutch Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 53.8898° N, 166.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutch Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8898&lon=-166.5422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310V-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801027449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SAID THE CLUTCH FAILED. NO INSPECTION OF ACFT MADE BY FAA. PILOT MADE HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC79DAG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG75), Aug 1, 1979: Hiller UH-12B (N5310V), Dutch Harbor, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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