- Date
- November 7, 1977
- Place
- Amity, OR · AMITY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6ZHHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771107037429A
- Case key
- 144142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3799 77/11/7 AMITY,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1115 N6ZH PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 47, 5238 TOTAL HOURS, 13 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITY,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- UN TO RLSE EXTERNAL LOAD.WX-COCKING.OVERCORRECTED WITH R RUDDER,ENTERED R SPIN. 10HRS FLT,LAST 24.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6ZH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6ZH · 1
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