- Date
- July 2, 1974
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5352VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740702042709A
- Case key
- 132573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3768 74/7/2 NR.KETCHIKAN,ALAS HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2965 TIME - 1300 N5352V PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETCHIKAN,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BEGAN TO SETTLE ABT 50FT ABOVE TREES.ATMTD TO BACK INTO LDG AREA.M/R CONTACTED A TREE.LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5352V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5352VRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2008 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5352V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.