- Date
- November 21, 1980
- Place
- Watford City, ND · WATFORD CITY, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5343VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801121073349A
- Case key
- 201169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3351 80/11/21 NR.WATFORD CITY,ND HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2127 TIME - 1040 N5343V PX- 0 0 0 COMPANY FLIGHT TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATFORD CITY,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEISMIC EXPLORATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5343V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5343VRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2024 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5343V · 1
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