- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Maupin, OR · MAUPIN, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8180HHiller Acft UH-12A
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2924 70/7/11 MAUPIN,OREG HILLER ACFT UH-12A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 345 TIME - 1550 N8180H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THE DALLES,OREG MAUPIN,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- PLT BRIEFED ON LDG SITE BY OTHER PLTS WHO WERE UNAWARE OF WIRE LOCATION.HIT GND ATMTG TO MISS WIRE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8180H
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8180H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL07LA045Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBethlehem, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm, which resulted in an attempted autorotation and in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot exceeding the helicopters takeoff capability.NTSB SEA95LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBonners Ferry, IDThe flight instructor's misjudging his flare during a simulated autorotation.NTSB ANC67A0062Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AK