ANC73AA054

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Juneau, AK · June 26, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1973
Place
Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5360JHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190070

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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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3-1859  73/6/26  NR.JUNEAU,ALAS        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1535                    N5360J              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            2180 TOTAL HOURS, 292 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAKU HARBOR,ALAS            ARTHUR PEAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG CUT OUT,PLT TRIED TO LND ON MTN LEDGE. ACFT ROLLED OFF BACKWARDS.PREV FLT ABORTED,ENG OVRHEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5360J
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage