Hiller UH-12C N26186
2 July 1986 · Garberville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12C registered N26186, operated by Dane A. Peterson, was involved in an accident near Garberville, California, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garberville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Garberville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12C
- Registration
- N26186
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dane A. Peterson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garberville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA277
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
THE STUDENT PLT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON A TRAINING X-COUNTRY FLT WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR TACHOMETER NEEDLE DECREASED BELOW THE ENGINE TACHOMETER NEEDLE. HE TURNED THE HELICOPTER TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED HARD IN ROUGH TERRAIN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED OIL LEAKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRIFUGAL, DRY CLUTCH DURING THIS AND PREVIOUS PREFIGHT INSPECTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1985 | Hiller UH-12C | Warm Springs, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1984 | Hiller UH-12C | Kindred, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1988 | Hiller UH-12C | Davenport, Iowa, United States | Veteran's Aviation Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1984 | Hiller UH-12C | San Juan | Hector Gratacos | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 1983 | Hiller UH-12C | Imperial, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1982 | Hiller UH-12C | Blanding, Utah, United States | Kenneth J. Davis | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |