# NTSB ANC68A0045: Hiller UH-12E, N5352V, Wrangell, AK, March 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1968
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0644  68/3/31  NR.WRANGELL,ALAS      HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5340
        TIME - 1145                    N5352V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1269 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GLUED FILTER GASKET CAME LOOSE,LODGED IN THROAT OF LT CARB AT THE VENTURI,RESTRICTED AIR FLOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5352V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5352V-2008-09-24), registration cancelled 2008-09-24, S/N 2027, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5352V (2)

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 ANC75AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA001), Jul 2, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5352V), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74DAD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAD14), Mar 21, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5352V), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

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.

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