- Date
- September 17, 1965
- Place
- Choteau, MT · CHOTEAU, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5360VHiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0919 65/9/17 NR.CHOTEAU,MONT. HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3600 TIME - 1745 N5360V PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1287 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHOTEAU TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF CYCLIC CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.PILOT LANDED TOO CLOSE TO GRAIN BINS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Choteau
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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 OAK76DVH02Accident · No injuriesClosedHappy Camp, CANTSB ANC76AA014Accident · No injuriesClosedKobuk, AKNTSB DEN67A0008Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEscalante, UTNTSB OAK65A0069Accident · No injuriesClosedShively, CA