# NTSB CHI67A0087: Hiller UH-12B, N5304V, Fairhaven, MI, January 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1967
- Place: Fairhaven, MI · FAIRHAVEN, MI
- Location: 42.6792° N, 82.6538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6792&lon=-82.6538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304V-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 575 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Marine City

## Other investigations on N5304V (2)

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 ANC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA027), Feb 22, 2004: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Bradenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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 MIA00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA111), Mar 17, 2000: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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