- Date
- December 18, 1965
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9780CHiller UH12L4
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1088 65/12/18 ALBUQUERQUE N MEX HILLER UH12L4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N9780C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 12740 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 317 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ROTORCFT-SLIPPAGE CAUSED BY GLAZED FRICTION SHOES. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SHOPPING CENTER OVER BUILDINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9780C
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12L4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9780CRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Hiller UH-12LAirframe modelHiller UH-12LEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9780C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.