- Date
- August 11, 1975
- Place
- Painter Creek, AK · PAINTER CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5379VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750811043199A
- Case key
- 150384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4180 75/8/11 PAINTER CREEK,AK HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1100 N5379V PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 32, 4620 TOTAL HOURS, 555 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINTER CRK STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAINTER CREEK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WOBBLE PLATE SLEEVE SET SCREW MISSING,SAFETY WIRE HAD BEEN CUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5379V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Painter Crk Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5379V · 1
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