- Date
- July 21, 1966
- Place
- Escalante, UT · ESCALANTE, UT
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5360VHiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0675 66/7/21 NR.ESCALANTE UT HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N5360V PX- 0 2 0 CTR PASSG-D AGE 32, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BLM SURVEY.FLYING IN CANYON-DENSITY ALT 9000 FT.ROTOR-ENGINE RPM DETERIORATED.ENGINE DID NOT STOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N5360V · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA98LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEltopia, WAFatigue of the control rotor blade spar and failure of the maintenance inspector to follow the procedures set forth in the airworthiness directive.NTSB OAK76DVH02Accident · No injuriesClosedHappy Camp, CANTSB ANC76AA014Accident · No injuriesClosedKobuk, AKNTSB SEA66A0022Accident · No injuriesClosedChoteau, MTNTSB OAK65A0069Accident · No injuriesClosedShively, CA