- Date
- May 19, 1979
- Place
- Lexington, OH · LEXINGTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67156Hiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790519014529A
- Case key
- 136299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1225 79/5/19 LEXINGTON,OH HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2320 TIME - 1930 N67156 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1450 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PRTS LIST HAS 3 TORSION CPLNGS FOR UH12E.SAME SIZE BUT NOT FUNCIONLY CHNGBL.MAINT MAN-NO SPECS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67156
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carpenter Farm
N67156Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · 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 N67156 · 2
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NTSB LAX82DVA14Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportChowchilla, CAThe pilot was conducting an aerial dusting operation over a grape vineyard. While on a swath run, he gradually converged on a powerline that crossed the field at a slight angle from his flight path. As he proceeded on his swath run, the helicopter got closer…NTSB CHI76FEK24Accident · No injuriesClosedLore City, OH