- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- Lansdale, PA · LANSDALE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5303VHiller UH12B
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162618
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2319 71/7/4 LANSDALE,PA HILLER UH12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 368 TIME - 1935 N5303V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANSDALE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS 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 EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT USD CALIBRATED DIP STICK TO CK FUEL.ACFT NOT ON LVL GRND,STICK READING NOT CORRECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5303V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage