# NTSB MKC76FCJ41: Hiller Acft UH-12D, N87744, North Platte, NE, June 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1976
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2282  76/6/16    NORTH PLATTE,NE     HILLER ACFT UH-12D  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N87744              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 24, 2538 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PLATTE,NE             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED IN MALL SHOPPING CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87744](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87744-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 1244, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760616018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760616018959A), Jun 16, 1976: Hiller UH12D, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Acft crashed in mall shopping center.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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