- Date
- September 14, 1971
- Place
- Grandview, TX · GRANDVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73875Hiller UH12C
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3246 71/9/14 GRANDVIEW,TEX HILLER UH12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4262 TIME - 1430 N73875 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 845 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANDVIEW,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4262 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- WIRE ENTANGLED MAIN ROTOR,CAUSED IT TO HIT AND SEVER TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73875
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73875Registered now · Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12CAirframe modelHiller - World Helicopters UH-12CEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N73875 · 2
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