- Date
- May 12, 1980
- Place
- Oak Hill, WV · OAK HILL, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40289Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800512013099A
- Case key
- 131199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0697 80/5/12 OAK HILL,WV HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2525 TIME - 1720 N40289 PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRINCETON,WV OAK HILL,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DNWIND APCH TO LDG SITE,SETTLED.T/R STRUCK WOODPILE.ROLLED OVER.GUSTS EST 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40289
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N40289Registration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N40289 · 1
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