- Date
- June 28, 1965
- Place
- Mer Rouge, LA · MER ROUGE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5307VHiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0437 65/6/28 NR.MER ROUGE LA HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2690 TIME - 1100 N5307V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5307V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5307VRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2004 · Hiller UH-12BAirframe modelHiller UH-12BEngine modelFranklin 6VS-335 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.
Other investigations on N5307V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA01LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhitesburg, GAThe improper emergency procedure performed by the pilot due to his electing to perform a run-on landing resulting in excessive airspeed at touchdown and subsequent roll-over following ground contact with grass. A contributing factor was the inadequate…NTSB MKC86FA082Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportFall River, KSThe helicopter flew through the tops of trees next to a plowed field and impacted almost straight down in the plowed field and nosed over to the inverted position. The pilot stated that he had intended to land in the field and allowed the airspeed and main…