- Date
- May 23, 1967
- Place
- Fairplay, CO · FAIRPLAY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90457Hiller UH-12L
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0195 67/5/23 FAIRPLAY,COLO HILLER UH-12L CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N90457 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION AGE 41, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WHEN 500 LB AUGER ON SLING WAS LOWERED TO GRND IT ROLLED DOWNHILL.PLT DID NOT RELEASE LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90457
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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