- Date
- July 28, 1975
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N87578Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750728036289A
- Case key
- 150572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3166 75/7/28 NR.NOME,AK HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N87578 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 1521 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 64 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALMON LAKE,AK NOME,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87578
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N87578Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hiller UH-12DAirframe modelHiller UH-12DEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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