Hiller Acft 12E N57972
5 November 1980 · Blanding, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1980 at about 16:20 local time, a Hiller Acft 12E registered N57972, operated by Roper Helicopt, was involved in an accident during in flight near Blanding, Utah, United States. 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
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blanding, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blanding Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft 12E
- Registration
- N57972
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roper Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3785
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
PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.ENG SPUTTERED.ECON VALVES OUT OF ADJ.MIX BUSHING WORN.O-RING SEALS LEAKING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft 12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1979 | Hiller Acft 12E | Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States | Progressive HE | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1977 | Hiller Acft 12E | Reasoner, Iowa, United States | Imperial Helic | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1977 | Hiller Acft 12C | Mt Vernon, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1975 | Hiller Acft 12E | Charleston, Missouri, United States | McDowell Fly S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |