- Date
- December 3, 1981
- Place
- Nashville, OR · NASHVILLE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N161HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811203077569A
- Case key
- 123014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3185 81/12/3 NR.NASHVILLE,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1511 TIME - 0940 N161HA PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 995 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEAL ON FWD TNK LID ON SUPPLY TRUCK LEAKED WTR INTO FUEL CELL.FILTER ON TRUCK BYPASSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N161HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N161HARegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2004 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelAllison 250 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 N161HA · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX94LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalinas, CAa fatigue failure of the torsion-tension bar pin due to fretting corrosion. A factor in this accident was an inadequate quality of material utilized in the manufacture of the pin.NTSB LAX85LA305Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGonzales, CAWhile cruising during an ag flight the acft's eng began losing pwr. At the time the acft was about 50 ft AGL & was travelling at 50 mph. The plt made a forced ldg onto a nearby plowed fld. Upon touchdown the rt skid dug into a furrow & the acft rolled over.…NTSB LAX85LA002Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFirebaugh, CAThe acft collided with terrain while on an aerial application flt. The plt stated he, 'heard a loud bang' while spraying. Then the 'nose of the helicopter dove radically down', and he crashed into the field. Examination of the site revealed that one of the…NTSB SEA79FYM32Accident · No injuriesClosedIndependence, OR