UNK64X4038

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller UH12L · Palo Alto, CA · September 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1964
Place
Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5370VHiller UH12L
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181804

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0842  64/9/18    PALO ALTO CALIF     HILLER UH12L        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0808                    N5370V              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 41, 11400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPERLY EXECUTED AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N5370V
Reported as
Hiller UH12L
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hiller