- Date
- January 17, 1971
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5104VHiller UH12B
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0470 71/1/17 FRESNO,CALIF HILLER UH12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N5104V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 39, 226 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- REAR CROSS TUBES HIT GND DURG LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5104V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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