- Date
- November 2, 1966
- Place
- Ineral Wells, TX · INERAL WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73876Hiller UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1014 66/11/2 INERAL WELLS TEX HILLER UH-12C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N73876 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 1550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 750 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR HUB FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73876
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mineral Wells