SEA76DYE14

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Randle, WA · September 5, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1975
Place
Randle, WA · RANDLE, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5344VHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report November 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750905028609A
Case key
151223

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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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3-3071   75/9/5  NR.RANDLE,WA          HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7244
        TIME - 0748                    N5344V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RANDLE,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N5344V
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5344V · 1

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