Hiller UH-12E N9743C
7 December 1968 · Stevens Vill, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1968 at about 14:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9743C, operated by Merric, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Stevens Vill, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stevens Vill, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9743C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merric, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bettles, Alas → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4960
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OIL CONGEALED IN M/R TRANS,1ST STAGE PLANETARY GRS FAILED, M/R BLDS HIT TREES IN LDG AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Newport, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Greenville, California, United States | Reforestation | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Rockford, Idaho, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Brightwood, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Vent | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Livingston COP | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |