- Date
- April 15, 1975
- Place
- Lebanon, IL · LEBANON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62417Hiller Acft UH12D
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750415006779A
- Case key
- 146856
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0771 75/4/15 LEBANON,IL HILLER ACFT UH12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3570 TIME - 1310 N62417 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEBANON,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 25 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 440 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK OVERHANGING LIMBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62417
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62417Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N62417 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI03LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElk Mound, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the whirlwind, the turbulence, and the helicopter's low altitude.NTSB CHI76FEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedEldred, ILNTSB CHI76FCA06Accident · No injuriesClosedSt Jacob, IL