Hiller UH-12E N9770C
7 June 1966 · Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1966 at about 17:10 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9770C, operated by Merric Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Forest Clearing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9770C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merric Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0526
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
LOG HELIPAD BORDERED BY TREES 40-60 FT TALL AT DOWNWIND END OF 50 BY 100 FT CLEARING.PSGRS FIREMEN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Castaic Calif, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Lonetree Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Avery Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Cottage Grve Oreg, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Kahului Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Helic | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Talkeetna Alas, Alaska, United States | Livingston HEL | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Escalante Ut, Utah, United States | Shasta Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |