Hiller UH-12B N5307V
7 April 1986 · Fall River, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12B registered N5307V was involved in an accident near Fall River, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fall River, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.6001, -96.0198
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12B
- Registration
- N5307V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86FA082
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE HELICOPTER FLEW THROUGH THE TOPS OF TREES NEXT TO A PLOWED FIELD AND IMPACTED ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN IN THE PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO LAND IN THE FIELD AND ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED AND MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECREASE DURING THE DESCENT. AFTER HE SAW THE TREES, IT WAS TOO LATE TO RECOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1986 | Hiller UH-12B | Capac, Michigan, United States | Mark W. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Hiller UH-12B | Durham, California, United States | Barry Kishner | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Hiller UH-12B | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Unlimited Directions, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Hiller UH-12B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1984 | Hiller UH-12B | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1983 | Hiller UH-12B | Jerome, Idaho, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Wayne A. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150B | Gove, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170A | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Cessna 182 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Jim Elliott VP-2 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | John P. Murphy | No injuries | - |