- Date
- January 15, 1968
- Place
- Cucamonga, CA · CUCAMONGA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90483Hiller UH12L4
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112023
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0539 68/1/15 CUCAMONGA,CALIF HILLER UH12L4 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1535 N90483 PX- 0 1 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 37, 2364 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 338 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CLUTCH SLIPPAGE DUE TO WORN AND GLAZED FRICTION SHOES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90483
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12L4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ontario Intl
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