- Date
- September 26, 1977
- Place
- Carrollton, MI · CARROLLTON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N94735Hiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770926030119A
- Case key
- 145663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2246 77/9/26 CARROLLTON,MI HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 310 TIME - 0956 N94735 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARROLLTON,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94735
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94735 · 1
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