Hiller UH-12E N40296
7 May 2001 · Conchas, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 2001 at about 15:35 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N40296, operated by Miller Aero Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Conchas, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conchas, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2893, -104.1896
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N40296
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miller Aero Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Public Use
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Conchas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01TA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of the flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, the pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, and his inattention to the carburetor air temperature gauge.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting low level wildlife surveillance. He stated that the atmosphere was humid. When the helicopter was refueled, he noticed that the carburetor had accumulated condensation from the humid air. The pilot departed and after 5 minutes of flight, he noticed that the carburetor air temperature gauge was reading in the lower one third of the yellow caution range. When he adjusted the carburetor heat control lever, the engine lost power. The pilot made an autorotation to an open area. The helicopter landed hard, the main rotor blade contacted and severed the tail boom, and the extended gear legs collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2001 | Hiller UH-12E | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2001 | Hiller UH-12E | Blythe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2001 | Hiller UH-12E | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2000 | Hiller UH-12E | Five Points, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2002 | Hiller UH-12E | Goshen, Oregon, United States | Sundance Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1999 | Hiller UH-12E | Kaohslung, Taiwan | Emerald Pacific Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2001 | Cameron Balloons N-210 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | North American SNJ-5 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Cessna 172F | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Eastern New Mexico Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172N | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | 1977 Colfer-Chan STEEN SKYBOLT | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |