- Date
- July 30, 1967
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90458Hiller UH-12L
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1061 67/7/30 ALLENTOWN,PA HILLER UH-12L CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2000 N90458 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 32, 7388 TOTAL HOURS, 73 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY 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 ROTORCFT-CLUTCH SLIPPAGE DUE GLAZED FRICTION SHOES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CLUTCH SLIPPAGE CAUSED LOSS OF PWR TO MAIN RTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90458
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Queen City