- Date
- August 27, 1972
- Place
- Annette, AK · ANNETTE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4415Hiller 12E
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 72/8/27 ANNETTE,ALAS HILLER 12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0910 N4415 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION AGE 27, 2545 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 657 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNSON COVE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL-INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF WORK CREW. MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT BY FALLING TREE.NO A/G COMM AVBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4415
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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