- Date
- November 17, 1981
- Place
- Craig, CO · CRAIG, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N400AHHiller UH12E
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811117074319A
- Case key
- 122875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2940 81/11/17 CRAIG,CO HILLER UH12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N400AH PX- 0 0 1 OTHER 36, 6042 TOTAL HOURS, 130 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRAIG,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE 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 58 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PREDATORY CONTROL.WIND GUSTING 27K.D/A APRX 9200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400AH
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N400AHRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2003 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N400AH · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN88LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVernal, UTThe commercial plt and two passengers were surveying a road route in mountainous terrain. At cruise, the pilot noticed a drop in manifold pressure, followed by a loss of oil pressure. The plt reported that the engine quit. An autorotation to a snow covered…NTSB DEN86LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVernal, UTThe plt stated he had just departed a site located on top of a mountain, which is approximately 12,200 ft MSL. The pilot said 30 seconds later, the helicopter lost partial power. Requiring him to make a force landing. The inspection of the turbocharger…NTSB DEN83LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportManning, NDThe acft collided with the ground after an eng failure while stringing power lines. The acft was in a right side low, nose high attitude pulling a wire attached to the left side of the acft. The wind was from the right rear quarter when the loss of power…NTSB DEN79FTE64Accident · No injuriesClosedLongmont, CO