Hiller UH-12E N529HA

19 August 1978 · Vinton, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 August 1978 at about 10:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N529HA, operated by Rebel Helicopt, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Vinton, Louisiana, United States. 3 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: 19 August 1978 at 10:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Vinton, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E
Registration: N529HA
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Rebel Helicopt
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Power and Pipeline Patrol
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2445

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	0	3

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 PUMP ROMECO RG15980E

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 3-2445, 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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