- Date
- April 3, 1979
- Place
- Chehalis, WA · CHEHALIS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N64867Hiller UH12D
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790403006379A
- Case key
- 137408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0468 79/4/3 CHEHALIS,WA HILLER UH12D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0915 N64867 PX- 1 0 0 TEST 49, 11500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLOY HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEHALIS,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- MALF OF COLLECTIVE CONTROL,LINKAGE SEPARATED.PAX FELL FROM HELICOPTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64867
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Soloy Helipad
N64867Registration cancelled Jul 23, 2013 · Hiller UH-12DAirframe modelHiller UH-12DEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.