- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Place
- Fairhaven, MI · FAIRHAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5304VHiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0073 67/1/15 FAIRHAVEN MICH HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 258 TIME - 1410 N5304V PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LNDG ON FROZEN LAKE-SAW PARACHUTIST-MADE LOW,SLOW,DOWNWND TURN,SETTLED TO SURFACE,SLID INTO SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5304V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marine City
N5304VRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Hiller UH-12BAirframe modelHiller UH-12BEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N5304V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC04LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBradenton, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB MIA00LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanford, FLThe pilot's improper collective and cyclic control usage during an emergency descent, following the onset of a 1 to 1 vibration for undetermined reasons, resulting in the helicopter landing hard and rolling over.