- Date
- July 11, 1975
- Place
- Wapiti, WY · WAPITI, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9727CHiller Acft UH12L4
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750711017179A
- Case key
- 149591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1632 75/7/11 NR.WAPITI,WY HILLER ACFT UH12L4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N9727C PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D AGE 42, 7329 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WAPITI,WY RETURN TROUT PEAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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 48 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SETTLED WITH PWR INTO SLING LOAD ON 3RD ATTMPT TO LIFT LOAD. DENSITY ALT 14700FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9727C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12L4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9727C · 1
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