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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · King Salmon, AK · July 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1969
Place
King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N533TVHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166010

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3073   69/7/8    KING SALMON,ALAS    HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1760
        TIME - 1320                    N533TV              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKED MT,ALAS               BAKED MT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N533TV
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage