- Date
- June 13, 1978
- Place
- Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N110EHHiller Acft UH12EJ
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780613012989A
- Case key
- 141808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1366 78/6/13 FORKS,WA HILLER ACFT UH12EJ CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N110EH PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D AGE 38, 3095 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 521 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DICKEY LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- EXTERNAL CABLE HOOK CAUGHT TREE TOP,EXTENDED CABLE & CAME FREE. HOOK WAS SLUNG INTO M/R BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N110EH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12EJ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.