- Date
- May 25, 1971
- Place
- Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90475Hiller 12E
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2087 71/5/25 ELY,NEV HILLER 12E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 14650 TIME - 1930 N90475 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- HEARD LOUD NOISE ON TKOF,ENTRD AUTO,L SKID HIT BRUSH.CAUSE OF NOISE NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90475
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage