- Date
- March 14, 1976
- Place
- Bluff, UT · BLUFF, UT
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67159Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0857 76/3/14 NR.BLUFF,UT HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1200 N67159 PX- 0 1 1 OTHER PUBLIC 34, 4903 TOTAL HOURS, 313 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANE GULCH STA,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- WOBBLE PLATE PYLON,PART NR 34004,FAILED. COMPANY FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67159
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N67159Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Hiller-Miller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller-Miller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming I0-360 series
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