- Date
- July 4, 1974
- Place
- Delores, CO · DELORES, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9727CHiller Acft UH12L4
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740704019219A
- Case key
- 128249
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1780 74/7/4 DELORES,COLO HILLER ACFT UH12L4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1876 TIME - 0540 N9727C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORTEZ,COLO DELORES,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- APCH MADE INTO RISING SUN.WIRES PARTIALLY HIDDEN.SURVEYING FIRE AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9727C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12L4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9727C · 1
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