Hiller UH12L4 N86688
20 June 1978 · Mentor, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1978 at about 17:23 local time, a Hiller UH12L4 registered N86688, operated by W.j.zahuranec, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mentor, Ohio, 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 17:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mentor, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12L4
- Registration
- N86688
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- W.j.zahuranec
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Richmond Heights, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4290
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
ROTOR RPM GAGE FAILED AT 300FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1979 | Hiller UH12L4 | Elk City, Oklahoma, United States | Northwest Airc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1982 | Hiller UH12L4 | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States | Nelsonind, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1972 | Hiller UH12L4 | San Andreas, California, United States | Parsons Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Hiller UH12L4 | Porterville, California, United States | Shasta HEL1CPT | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1971 | Hiller UH12L4 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1968 | Hiller UH12L4 | Cucamonga, California, United States | Van Nuys Helic | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |