- Date
- July 18, 1983, 18:23 local (23:23 UTC)
- Place
- Brooklyn Park, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N120NRHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830718037159A
- Case key
- 12269
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that he was spraying the end rows of a field when the helicopter approached some wires. He stated that he saw the wires at the last second & tried to get under them. Reportedly, the helicopter crossed below a set of power lines, but struck a telephone line. The plt initiated a landing; however, the wire became 'fouled in the controls' making control difficult. The plt reported that the helicopter touched down a little too fast, bounced twice & rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N120NR
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1723
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Hook Spray Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1983 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- Brooklyn Park, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,186 total · 663 in this make and model · 3,793 as pilot in command · 227 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.