Hiller UH-12E N5364V
12 May 1972 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 May 1972 at about 10:15 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N5364V, operated by Ketchikan Pulp, was involved in an accident during static near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N5364V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ketchikan Pulp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Thorne Bay → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1727
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NEWLY HIRED MAN WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1973 | Hiller UH-12E | Queets, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hiller UH-12E | S.glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | Idaho Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1969 | Hiller UH-12E | Medford, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1969 | Hiller UH-12E | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Merric Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1969 | Hiller UH-12E | Graybull, Wyoming, United States | Avery Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1969 | Hiller UH-12E | Estacada, Oregon, United States | US Forest Serv | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |