- Date
- June 14, 1967
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8180HHiller UH-12A
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116796
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0246 67/6/14 FAIRBANKS,ALAS HILLER UH-12A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1525 N8180H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FROM 5 GAL CANS.NO FILTER USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8180H
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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Other investigations on N8180H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL07LA045Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBethlehem, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm, which resulted in an attempted autorotation and in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot exceeding the helicopters takeoff capability.NTSB SEA95LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBonners Ferry, IDThe flight instructor's misjudging his flare during a simulated autorotation.NTSB SEA71DWA05Accident · No injuriesClosedMaupin, OR