Hiller Acft UH-12C N1042C
9 August 1980 · Meriden, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1980 at about 20:00 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12C registered N1042C, operated by Air Tech Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Meriden, Connecticut, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Meriden, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meriden
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Registration
- N1042C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Tech Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3171
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
LOST CTL, COLLIDED WITH HANGAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1981 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | La Porte, Texas, United States | Bayport Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1981 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Burleson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1981 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Mendon, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Albany, Oregon, United States | Albany Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Terra Bella, California, United States | Agri-Fly | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |