Hiller Acft UH-12B N6055

13 April 1973 · Gothenburg, Europe · No injuries

Summary

On 13 April 1973 at about 13:20 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12B registered N6055, operated by Agawam Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gothenburg, Europe. 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: 13 April 1973 at 13:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Gothenburg, Europe
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12B
Registration: N6055
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Agawam Helicop
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0068

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

1ST FLT AFT TRANSPORT & MAINT.LOST RPM IN 30FT HOVER, LNDD IN RIVER.REPORTED BY SWEDISH GOVT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0068, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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6 Nov 1973	Hiller Acft UH-12B N33616	Dansville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Sep 1973	Hiller Acft UH-12B N7299	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Omni Enterpris	No injuries	-
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16 Dec 1975	Hiller Acft UH-12B N57U	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	21ST Century A	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1975	Hiller Acft UH-12B N8108H	Brownsville, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Albany Flight	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1975	Hiller Acft UH-12B N90424	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	American Equip	No injuries	-

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28 Mar 1972	Aero Comdr 680 FL N669SA	Bremgarten, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-

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