Hiller Acft UH12EJ N47078
15 August 1976 · Sheep Mountain, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1976 at about 19:30 local time, a Hiller Acft UH12EJ registered N47078, operated by Woods Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sheep Mountain, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sheep Mountain, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH12EJ
- Registration
- N47078
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Woods Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orange Hills, Ak → Palmer, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1792
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES ABT 175FT AGL IN MTN PASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH12EJ accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1978 | Hiller Acft UH12EJ | Forks, Washington, United States | Harold K.gunte | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |