Hiller Acft UH-12B N3112G
5 August 1969 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1969 at about 21:00 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12B registered N3112G was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Billings, Montana, United States. 4 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Registration
- N3112G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
SIGHT-SEEING FLT.NITE FLT.WIRES IN T/O, CLIMB PATH.UNABLE MAINT RDTOR RPM AND CLIMB OVER WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1969 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Watsonville, California, United States | Clevenger Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Sandcoulee, Montana, United States | WM W Hall | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Gothenburg, Europe | Agawam Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Dansville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Omni Enterpris | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Custar, Ohio, United States | David A Troxel | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |