- Date
- February 23, 1979
- Place
- Springfield, OR · SPRINGFIELD, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N545HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790223003469A
- Case key
- 137406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0467 79/2/23 NR.SPRINGFIELD,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2587 TIME - 1445 N545HA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- EMPTY SLING LOAD BUCKET CAUGHT ON SKID. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N545HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N545HARegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelAllison 250-C20 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.
Other investigations on N545HA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA97LA072Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlide, ORfailure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a power transmission line. Factors relating to the accident included ambient light conditions, which made the power line hard to see.NTSB LAX85FA199Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportKlamath, CAThe helicopter was returning to a private landing pad after a reconaisance flight prior to sprating. At about 10FT AGL after flaring and leveling the pilot could not control a drift and roll to the left. The rotor blades struck the ground within about one…NTSB SEA80FYM12Accident · No injuriesClosedWillamina, OR