- Date
- October 12, 1976
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67089Hiller UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761012034549A
- Case key
- 156353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3488 76/10/12 MORRISVILLE,NC HILLER UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N67089 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROXBORO,NC ASHEBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- FUEL APPEARS IN FUEL TANK FILLER NECK BFR TANK IS FULL.PLT TRIED TO CONTINUE FLT W LOW FUEL INDIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67089
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
N67089Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Hiller UH-12DAirframe modelHiller UH-12DEngine modelLycoming VO-435 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.