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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller UH-12B · Dutch Harbor, AK · August 1, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1979
Place
Dutch Harbor, AK · DUTCH HARBOR, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5310VHiller UH-12B
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790801027449A
Case key
133853

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4019   79/8/1  NR.DUTCH HARBOR,AK    HILLER UH-12B       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 64, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1830                    N5310V              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUTCH HARBOR,AK             DUTCH HARBOR,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N5310V
Reported as
Hiller UH-12B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N5310V · 1

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