- Date
- April 13, 1973
- Place
- Gothenburg, SW · GOTHENBURG, Sweden
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6055Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730413042699A
- Case key
- 173342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0068 73/4/13 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN HILLER ACFT UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N6055 PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 23, 1160 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- 1ST FLT AFT TRANSPORT & MAINT.LOST RPM IN 30FT HOVER,LNDD IN RIVER.REPORTED BY SWEDISH GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6055
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.