- Date
- August 5, 1969
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3112GHiller Acft UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3094 69/8/5 BILLINGS,MONT HILLER ACFT UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2100 N3112G PX- 0 0 3 OTHER AGE 38, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MONT BILLINGS,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLT.NITE FLT.WIRES IN T/O,CLIMB PATH.UNABLE MAINT RDTOR RPM AND CLIMB OVER WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3112G
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage