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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · St Albans, WV · July 8, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1980
Place
St Albans, WV · ST ALBANS, WV
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5370VHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800708023599A
Case key
129582

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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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3-2073   80/7/8    ST ALBANS,WV        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2300
        TIME - 0816                    N5370V              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 908 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST ALBANS,WV                HUNTINGTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TCHDWN ON LOG DRG FORCED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5370V
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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