Hiller UH-12E N9758C
11 September 1966 · Happy Camp, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1966 at about 18:07 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9758C, operated by Aetna Helicopt, was involved in an accident during in flight near Happy Camp, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Happy Camp, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thompson Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9758C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aetna Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
USFS CONTRACT.ENG FAILED DURING CLIMB TO MTN TOPPWR PLT-NO.4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| 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 | - |