ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376807
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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1985 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Barry Kishner |
| Registration: | N1048P |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2246 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Durham, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE LCL FLIGHT WAS FOR THE CFI TO DEMO THE NEWLY ACQUIRED HELICOPTER TO ITS OWNER. THE CFI REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLT A 'SOMEWHAT COMMON' VIBRATION WAS DETECTED, & HE ASSOCIATED THE VIBRATION WITH THE ACFT'S WOODEN MAIN ROTOR BLADES. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE VIBRATION, & HE FAILED TO OBSERVE THE POWER LINES WHICH WERE IN THE LANDING APPROACH PATH. AT ABOUT 60 FT AGL THE ACFT'S MAST COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES. CONTROL WAS LOST, & DURING THE HARD LANDING THE BLADES FLEXED DOWN CUTTING OFF THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA309
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 20:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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