- Date
- August 25, 1978
- Place
- Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9759CHiller UH12E
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780825030279A
- Case key
- 139371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3607 78/8/25 NR.FINDLAY,OH HILLER UH12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N9759C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 33, 3485 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FINDLAY,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 100 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 840 REMARKS- ROTOR CLUTCH FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9759C
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Farm
N9759CRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9759C · 2
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