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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Visalia, CA · September 29, 1986

Date
September 29, 1986 · 07:45 local
Place
Visalia, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5385V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86DVA17
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total6,856 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The helicopter impacted the ground and a parked truck during spray operation. Suspect settling with power factor.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A PARKED TRUCK DURING SPRAY OPERATION. SUSPECT SETTLING WITH POWER FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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