- Date
- November 6, 1973
- Place
- Dansville, NY · DANSVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33616Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731106041329A
- Case key
- 187896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3839 73/11/6 DANSVILLE,NY HILLER ACFT UH-12B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3967 TIME - 0830 N33616 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 855 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANSVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- DURING FAA CERTIFICATION FLT,TAIL ROTOR FAILED, PIC LOST DIR CONTROL.ACFT ABT 20FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33616
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dansville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.