- Date
- July 22, 1975
- Place
- Chicken, AK · CHICKEN, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5339VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1896 75/7/22 NR.CHICKEN,AK HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1274 TIME - 1145 N5339V PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICKEN,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- L AFT ANTI TORQUE CTL CABLE CAME LOOSE.PLT MADE IMPROPER FIX 30 HRS PRIOR.CHIEF MECH OKD FIX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5339V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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