- Date
- October 9, 1972
- Place
- San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N90487Hiller UH12L4
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2897 72/10/9 SAN ANDREAS,CALIF HILLER UH12L4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3800 TIME - 0630 N90487 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAVERAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANDREAS,CALIF KENNEDY MEADOWS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT STEEL SUPPORT BEAM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90487
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12L4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calaveras County
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