- Date
- December 13, 1975
- Place
- Ada, OK · ADA, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8117HHiller Acft UH-12A
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751213039769A
- Case key
- 151729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3737 75/12/13 ADA,OK HILLER ACFT UH-12A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, TIME - 1430 N8117H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADA,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TAKE OFF FROM SHOPPING CENTER. NOT HELI RATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8117H
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.