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FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Kettleman City, CA · April 7, 1983

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Date
April 7, 1983 · 08:55 local
Place
Kettleman City, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68024
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA181
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,769 total1,900 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days
N68024Registration cancelled Feb 16, 2018 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1741 · Built 1965Airframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel on a spray operation. Made hard autorotate landing due to low altitude. Helicopter rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SPRAY OPERATION. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

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 LAX83LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKettleman City, CAThe pilot reported that he began flying about 0725 with 23 gallons of fuel on board. He applied a herbicide for about an hour and came back to reload. After reloading he began a return to the area to be sprayed. About 10 minutes later all power was lost.…Apr 7, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N68024 · 2

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

Accident 20000126000629ALow Level Operations · Five Points, CA(-23) After takeoff from the platform of an ag truck, the pilot attempted to fly his helicopter under some telephone wires. The tail rotor struck and severed one of the telephone wires causing the helicopter to spin out of control and crash in an agriculture…Jan 26, 2000 · Substantial damageIncident 19860121009279IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Tiller, OREngine failed after takeoff. Damage to tail rotor during autorotation. Cause of mechanical failure not reported.Jan 21, 1986