- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N5349VHiller UH-12L
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790613016639A
- Case key
- 135389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2183 79/6/13 NR.MONTROSE,CO HILLER UH-12L CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10387 TIME - 1055 N5349V PX- 0 0 2 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,CO MONTROSE,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PASSENGER HIT CYCLIC WHILE BOARDING DURING A HOVER WITH ONE SKID ON THE GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5349V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5349V · 2
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