Hiller Acft UH-12D N87977
8 February 1978 · Quillayute, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1978 at about 09:30 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12D registered N87977, operated by B and K Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Quillayute, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quillayute, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Quillayute
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Registration
- N87977
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- B and K Helico
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0260
People
Nobody was injured.
| 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
FUEL ON SHOE SOLE.FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL.HIT FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | Amanda Park, Washington, United States | Top Flight HEL | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1976 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1976 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | Eldred, Illinois, United States | Bergman-Taylor | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1976 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | Dallas Center, Iowa, United States | Midwest Helico | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1976 | Hiller Acft UH-12D | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | Mid-America HE | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |