- Date
- May 28, 1977
- Place
- Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8108HHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1443 77/5/28 NR.ALBANY,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 286 TIME - 1030 N8108H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLYING UPRIVER 40-50FT AGL.STRUCK ELECT TRANSMISSION WIRE,FELL INTO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8108H
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8108HRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Hiller UH-12AAirframe modelHiller UH-12AEngine modelFranklin 6V-335 series
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Other investigations on N8108H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84FA106Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportVan Nuys, CAThe instructor plt (CFI) stated that the eng quit 2 times after he refueled the helicopter. He then drained a quantity of water from the fuel gascolator & restarted the helicopter. After that he air taxied the helicopter to the flt school where, without…NTSB SEA76FYC20Accident · No injuriesClosedBrownsville, OR