- Date
- August 29, 1978
- Place
- Neptune, NJ · NEPTUNE, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63MCHiller 12C
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780829029349A
- Case key
- 139707
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2699 78/8/29 NEPTUNE,NJ HILLER 12C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4665 TIME - 1400 N63MC PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 403 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEPTUNE,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- IP DID NOT SLOW HIGH RATE OF DESCENT IN TIME TO PREVENT HARD LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63MC
- Reported as
- Hiller 12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N63MCRegistration cancelled Dec 16, 2014 · Hiller UH-12CAirframe modelHiller UH-12CEngine modelFranklin 6VS-335 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N63MC · 1
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