- Date
- July 20, 1971
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9759CHiller 12-E4
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2575 71/7/20 CHITINA,ALAS HILLER 12-E4 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2100 TIME - 1037 N9759C PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG LAKE,ALAS CRYSTAL CREEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1,3,CON ROD CAPS CAME OFF,BOLTS FAILED,ENG QUIT.PLT CRASH LNDD ACFT IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9759C
- Reported as
- Hiller 12-E4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9759CRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N9759C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.