- Date
- January 27, 1977
- Place
- Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N14490Hiller Acft UH12D
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770127002399A
- Case key
- 157691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0482 77/1/27 PENDLETON,OR HILLER ACFT UH12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3065 TIME - 1600 N14490 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENDLETON,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- DIR CTL PROB & VIB 20FT-20KTS.TWO OF FOUR T/R GEAR BOX MOUNTING BOLTS WERE LOOSE.HIT T/R DRG T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14490
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N14490Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Hiller UH-12DAirframe modelHiller UH-12DEngine modelLycoming 0-435
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Other investigations on N14490 · 1
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