- Date
- November 11, 1965
- Place
- Federal Way, WA · FEDERAL WAY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7212HHiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174888
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0852 65/11/11 FEDERAL WAY WASH HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 153 TIME - 1300 N7212H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK DIRT PILE WHEN HELICOPTER WAS FLARED TO REDUCE FORWARD SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7212H
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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