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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Kahului Maui, HI · October 18, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1981
Place
Kahului Maui, HI · KAHULUI MAUI, HI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N119HAHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811018068339A
Case key
123856

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2428  81/10/18   KAHULUI,MAUI,HI     HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 12200
        TIME - 1000                    N119HA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHULUI,MAUI,HI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO. 6 BEARING CAP FORWARD CONNECTING ROD BOLT NUT MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N119HA
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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