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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Hammett, ID · January 20, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1975
Place
Hammett, ID · HAMMETT, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7755Hiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750120001029A
Case key
132389

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0381  75/1/20    HAMMETT,ID          HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2625
        TIME - 1400                    N7755               PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASTELFORD,ID               HAMMETT,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTERNAL FAILURE.LND ON SLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7755
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N7755 · 1

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