# NTSB DEN76FTE32: Hiller Acft UH-12C, N5316V, Nucla, CO, October 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1975
- Place: Nucla, CO · NUCLA, CO
- Location: 38.2667° N, 108.5487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nucla, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-108.5487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3916  75/10/19 NR.NUCLA,CO           HILLER ACFT UH-12C  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8129
        TIME - 1400                    N5316V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BLANDING,UT                 MONTROSE,CO                 NUCLA,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RUST PARTICLES IN FUEL SUMP.SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN CARB. NO WATER FOUND IN FUEL SERVICE SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5316V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5316V-2020-02-03), registration cancelled 2020-02-03, S/N 762, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12C
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (registry code 4360116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5316V (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA007), Oct 12, 1982: Hiller UH-12C (N5316V), Blanding, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0042), Dec 12, 1966: Hiller UH-12C (N5316V), Rosalia, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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