Hiller Acft UH-12B N90424
3 September 1975 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1975 at about 08:00 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12B registered N90424, operated by American Fire, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 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 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaver County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Registration
- N90424
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- American Fire
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3533
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
PLT HEARD LOUD BANG, ATMTD QUICK STOP, TAIL BOOM HIT GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1975 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | San Diego, California, United States | 21ST Century A | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Brownsville, Oregon, United States | Albany Flight | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1975 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | American Equip | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Custar, Ohio, United States | David A Troxel | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Gothenburg, Europe | Agawam Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Dansville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |