# NTSB ANC79DAG75: Hiller UH-12B, N5310V, Dutch Harbor, AK, August 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1979
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK · DUTCH HARBOR, AK
- Location: 53.8898° N, 166.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutch Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8898&lon=-166.5422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310V-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 692, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12B
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (registry code 4360110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790801027449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801027449A), Aug 1, 1979: Hiller UH12B, Dutch Harbor, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot said the clutch failed. No inspection of acft made by FAA. Pilot made hard landing.

## Other investigations on N5310V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG05), Nov 18, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N5310V), Rialto, CA, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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