- Date
- March 8, 1982, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Angle, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59366Hiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820308002999A
- Case key
- 71784
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was being used on an external load operation. On his fourth load, the pilot was to transport a 1190 lb electric pump and fan from the back of a pickup truck. While preparing to lift the load, the pilot was not satisfied with its position. He released the external load line from the bottom of the helicopter, moved the helicopter to the right, and landed near the pickup truck. Just prior to landing, the main rotor blades struck the load and knocked it out of the truck. The ground hookup person received minor injuries from flying debris.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59366
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1069
- Airframe hours
- 10,835
- Engine
- Allison 250, 300 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- D J Cobb
- Registered owner
- D J Cobb
- Departed
- Mount Angle, OR
- Destination
- Mount Angle, OR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,287 total · 1,232 in this make and model · 5,812 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N59366 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.