- Date
- October 17, 1974
- Place
- Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73876Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741017035349A
- Case key
- 141095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3205 74/10/17 ARLINGTON,TEX HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2000 TIME - 1545 N73876 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL FILLER RECESS DRAIN ON FUEL TANK CLOGGED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73876
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.