- Date
- May 4, 1978
- Place
- Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5367VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780504009779A
- Case key
- 142326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0858 78/5/4 NR.OROVILLE,CA HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1830 TIME - 0920 N5367V PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERRY CREEK,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- COLLECTIVE CONTROL ROD DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT.PASSENGER MANUALLY OPERATED PITCH CONTROL TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5367V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5367VRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2020 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5367V · 2
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