19790427007179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Gustine, CA · April 27, 1979

Date: April 27, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place: Gustine, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4027D
NTSB investigation: NTSBOAK79DVA30
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,750 total50 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N4027DRegistered now · Hiller UH-12ES/N 5072 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot hit a wire while spraying agricultural chemicals.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HIT A WIRE WHILE SPRAYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB OAK79DVA30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGustine, CAApr 27, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4027D · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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