- Date
- September 27, 1967
- Place
- Priest River, ID · PRIEST RIVER, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90465Hiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1069 67/9/27 NR.PRIEST RIVER,ID HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5200 TIME - 1615 N90465 PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- HOVERING TURN,MADE INTO SETTING SUN.TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK 4 FT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90465
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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