- Date
- April 2, 1968
- Place
- Newport, OR · NEWPORT, OR
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9757CHiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1302 68/4/2 NEWPORT,OREG HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2000 TIME - 1010 N9757C PX- 0 2 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9757C
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newport
N9757CRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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