Hiller UH-12J N67042

24 April 1980 · Frks of Salmn, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1980 at about 08:47 local time, a Hiller UH-12J registered N67042, operated by Croman Corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Frks of Salmn, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 24 April 1980 at 08:47
Classification: Accident
Location: Frks of Salmn, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12J
Registration: N67042
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Croman Corp
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Other
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1397

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	1	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

TKOF W HOIST CBL ATTACHED, SNAGGED GND CBL.PLT TALKING TO GND ABT PAX PICKUP.LOGGING OPN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1397, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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