- Date
- February 8, 1978
- Place
- Quillayute, WA · QUILLAYUTE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87977Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780208000849A
- Case key
- 201243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0260 78/2/8 QUILLAYUTE,WA HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 6700 TIME - 0930 N87977 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUILLAYUTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUILLAYUTE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FUEL ON SHOE SOLE.FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL. HIT FUEL TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87977
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quillayute
FAA reports on this event · 1
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