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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft UH-12E · Blackfoot, ID · June 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1977
Place
Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N143HAHiller Acft UH-12E
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770606013149A
Case key
147601

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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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3-1372   77/6/6    BLACKFOOT,ID        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1195
        TIME - 1700                    N143HA              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N143HA
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 N143HA · 1

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