- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Place
- Tularosa, NM · TULAROSA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N94APHiller UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790322005069A
- Case key
- 137224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1487 79/3/22 NR.TULAROSA,NM HILLER UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N94AP PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 31, 3889 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 315 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULAROSA,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94AP
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.