- Date
- September 27, 1975
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10172Hiller Acft UH-12A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750927040969A
- Case key
- 151484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3789 75/9/27 NR.NOME,AK HILLER ACFT UH-12A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5500 TIME - 1000 N10172 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELD SITE NOME,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LND IN SOFT TUNDRA. FUEL DIP STICK INACCURATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10172
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N10172Registration cancelled Oct 5, 2004 · Hiller UH-12AAirframe modelHiller UH-12AEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N10172 · 1
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