- Date
- July 2, 1975
- Place
- Yakataga, AK · YAKATAGA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9792CHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750702021169A
- Case key
- 149486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1883 75/7/2 NR.YAKATAGA,AK HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2500 TIME - 1620 N9792C PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKATAGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAKATAGA,AK ICY BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SLING LOAD PARTED IN FLT. PC OF LUMBER SWUNG INTO T/R,SEVERED DRIVE SHAFT. CRASHED OFF SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9792C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yakataga
N9792CRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9792C · 1
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