- Date
- December 12, 1966
- Place
- Rosalia, WA · ROSALIA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5316VHiller UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1053 66/12/12 ROSALIA WASH HILLER UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N5316V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 170 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX PINION SHAFT LOCKNUT LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5316V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5316VRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Hiller UH-12CAirframe modelHiller UH-12CEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N5316V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN83LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlanding, UTThe private single-engine pilot had a student helicopter certificate. He took off to hover and check that the helicopter was in good condition. He stated that before takeoff, the helicopter was fueled with a 5 gallon can that had been painted red. Before…NTSB DEN76FTE32Accident · No injuriesClosedNucla, CO