- Date
- June 21, 1981
- Place
- Warren, AR · WARREN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N178HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810621033989A
- Case key
- 125168
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1973 81/6/21 WARREN,AR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 10459 TIME - 0905 N178HA PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARREN,AR FERRIDAY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- ENCTRD VIB DRG CLB.DRG PRCTNRY LNDG,VIB BCM SVR,LOST CTL.TAIL ROTOR DMGD BY IMPACT W SOFT MTRL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N178HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren Muni
N178HARegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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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.