- Date
- April 29, 1976
- Place
- Eldred, IL · ELDRED, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62417Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760429012059A
- Case key
- 153379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0988 76/4/29 ELDRED,IL HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N62417 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 27, 1541 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 91 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JACOB,IL KANE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 80 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CARB BOWL CONTAINED A RED OILY LIQUID. ACFT ROLLED FORWARD. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62417
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- 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
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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 CHI76FCA06Accident · No injuriesClosedSt Jacob, ILNTSB CHI75DCA06Accident · No injuriesClosedLebanon, IL