- Date
- May 14, 1973
- Place
- Justin, TX · JUSTIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5328VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730514011379A
- Case key
- 190691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1022 73/5/14 JUSTIN,TEX HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2670 TIME - 1830 N5328V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JUSTIN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT WAS SPRAYNG 6FT ABOVE CROPS.DRG INSTRUMENT SCAN,MOVED CYCLIC STICK FWD ACFT DSCNDD INTO CROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5328V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5328VRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Hiller UH-12CAirframe modelHiller UH-12CEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5328V · 2
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