Aviation Crash Map

Hiller UH-12L N5349V

13 June 1979 · Montrose, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 June 1979 at about 10:55 local time, a Hiller UH-12L registered N5349V was involved in an accident during static near Montrose, Colorado, 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
at 10:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Montrose, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hiller UH-12L
Registration
N5349V
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Federal-Public Aircraft
Purpose of flight
Search and Rescue
Phase of flight
Static
Route
S → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2183

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

PASSENGER HIT CYCLIC WHILE BOARDING DURING A HOVER WITH ONE SKID ON THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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5 May 1969 Hiller UH-12L
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no coordinates
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30 Jul 1967 Hiller UH-12L
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no coordinates
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23 May 1967 Hiller UH-12L
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no coordinates
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19 Nov 1966 Hiller UH-12L
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no coordinates
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24 May 1966 Hiller UH-12L
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no coordinates
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All 6 records for this type

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