- Date
- July 9, 1969
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5362VHiller Acft UH12E
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3527 69/7/9 NR.BETTLES,ALAS HILLER ACFT UH12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4212 TIME - 0845 N5362V PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERNIE LAKE,ALAS SIXTY MILE CK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 5 CYL CON ROD CAP AND BOLTS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5362V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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