- Date
- March 15, 1976
- Place
- St Jacob, IL · ST JACOB, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62417Hiller UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760315004599A
- Case key
- 152634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0355 76/3/15 ST JACOB,IL HILLER UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N62417 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 26, 1200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERGMANN-TAYLOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JACOB,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62417
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bergmann-Taylor
N62417Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · 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 N62417 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI03LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElk Mound, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the whirlwind, the turbulence, and the helicopter's low altitude.NTSB CHI76FEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedEldred, ILNTSB CHI75DCA06Accident · No injuriesClosedLebanon, IL