- Date
- June 26, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Deerfield, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62362Hiller UH 12 D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840626033649A
- Case key
- 12671
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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
Plt was aware of pwr lines which crossed the field over which he was performing a calibration test. Plt stated that because of sun glare visual contact with the wires was lost. The acft contacted the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62362
- Reported as
- Hiller UH 12 D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1075
- Airframe hours
- 10,280
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1E, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Blackhalk Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 6, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- MSN · Madison, WI
- Airport
- 52C · Flying Hoof, runway 00
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
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,022 total · 13 in this make and model · 2,022 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62362 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.