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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Clark Fork, ID · September 27, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1976
Place
Clark Fork, ID · CLARK FORK, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62409Hiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760927030189A
Case key
155669

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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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3-3085  76/9/27    CLARK FORK,ID       HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0715                    N62409              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  3005 TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARK FORK,ID               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N62409
Reported as
Hiller Acft UH-12E
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N62409 · 1

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