- Date
- May 1, 1974
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7636BHiller Acft UH-12A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740501013629A
- Case key
- 125988
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1913 74/5/1 SPRINGFIELD,ILL HILLER ACFT UH-12A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0852 N7636B PX- 0 0 0 TEST 51, 21000 TOTAL HOURS, 8 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BLADE TRIM TABS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- NOT ROTORCRAFT RATED.ADJUSTED BLADE TRIM TAB IMPROPERLY.STRUCK TAIL ON EXPEDITED LDG.M/R HIT TAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7636B
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital
N7636BRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2017 · Hiller UH-12AAirframe modelHiller UH-12AEngine modelFranklin 6V4 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.