# NTSB CHI76FCA06: Hiller UH-12D, N62417, St Jacob, IL, March 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: St Jacob, IL · ST JACOB, IL
- Location: 38.7180° N, 89.7633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Jacob, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7180&lon=-89.7633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FCA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FCA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62417-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 1158, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41582, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bergmann-Taylor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760315004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004599A), Mar 15, 1976: Hiller UH12D, St Jacob, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N62417 (3)

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 CHI03LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA185), Jun 27, 2003: Hiller UH-12E (N62417), Elk Mound, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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 CHI76FEV32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV32), Apr 29, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N62417), Eldred, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DCA06), Apr 15, 1975: Hiller Acft UH12D (N62417), Lebanon, IL, substantial damage

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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