- Date
- August 9, 1980
- Place
- Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1042CHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800809035579A
- Case key
- 136492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3171 80/8/9 MERIDEN,CT HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 20, 0 TIME - 2000 N1042C PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDEN,CT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- LOST CTL,COLLIDED WITH HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1042C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meriden
N1042CRegistered now · Hiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12CAirframe modelHiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.
Other investigations on N1042C · 1
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