Hiller Acft UH12L4 N90470
17 July 1973 · Juneau, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1973 at about 10:00 local time, a Hiller Acft UH12L4 registered N90470, operated by Alaska Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Juneau, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH12L4
- Registration
- N90470
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2982
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
TORSIONAL COUPLING HOUSING FAILED, ORIGIN UNDET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH12L4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1974 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Delores, Colorado, United States | Hawkins&Powers | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1975 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Wapiti, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins & Powe | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1971 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Fullerton, California, United States | So.cal.edison | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |