- Date
- February 27, 1981
- Place
- Jamestown, NY · JAMESTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90803Hiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810227008909A
- Case key
- 127313
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0256 81/2/27 JAMESTOWN,NY HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N90803 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOSINSKI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMESTOWN,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL,TAIL STRUCK POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90803
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kosinski
N90803Registration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Hiller UH-12BAirframe modelHiller UH-12BEngine modelFranklin 6V-335 series
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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.