- Date
- August 18, 1969
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5384VHiller Acft US-12E
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2584 69/8/18 KENAI,ALAS HILLER ACFT US-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1179 TIME - 1430 N5384V PX- 0 0 2 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1120 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZONE D SUB BASE ZONE D SUB BASE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CLUTCH DRUM BURNT/WORN PREMATURELY DUE TO INJESTION OF SMK INTO HOUSING.LOST RTR RPM.NOSED INTO LK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5384V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft US-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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