- Date
- March 27, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48234Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780327007349A
- Case key
- 142668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0577 78/3/27 NR.PHOENIX,AZ HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13000 TIME - 1628 N48234 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SECURING SEAT BELT DURING AUTOROTATION,WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF POCKET & LOCKED COL PITCH CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48234
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- 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.