- Date
- June 25, 1976
- Place
- Happy Camp, CA · HAPPY CAMP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5360VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760625024079A
- Case key
- 154871
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2050 76/6/25 NR.HAPPY CAMP,CA HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5633 TIME - 1330 N5360V PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 738 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAPPY CAMP,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD LOGGING OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N5360V · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA98LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEltopia, WAFatigue of the control rotor blade spar and failure of the maintenance inspector to follow the procedures set forth in the airworthiness directive.NTSB ANC76AA014Accident · No injuriesClosedKobuk, AKNTSB DEN67A0008Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEscalante, UTNTSB SEA66A0022Accident · No injuriesClosedChoteau, MTNTSB OAK65A0069Accident · No injuriesClosedShively, CA