Hiller UH12E N5337V
24 June 1966 · King Salmon Alas, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1966 at about 21:15 local time, a Hiller UH12E registered N5337V, operated by Rick Helicopte, was involved in an accident during in flight near King Salmon Alas, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Salmon Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12E
- Registration
- N5337V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rick Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 2-0607
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE SUSPECTED CONTROL MALFUNCTION EXECUTED AUTOROTATION LANDING ON TUNDRA
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH12E | Greybull Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Avery Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH12E | North Platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | Reforestration | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1965 | Hiller UH12E | Crowley Oreg, Oregon, United States | Roberts Aircft | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1965 | Hiller UH12E | Ne Bouse Ariz, Arizona, United States | Rick Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1965 | Hiller UH12E | San Sebastian Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1965 | Hiller UH12E | Shively Calif, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |