# NTSB FTW73DPD34: Hiller Acft UH-12C, N5328V, Justin, TX, May 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Justin, TX · JUSTIN, TX
- Location: 33.1009° N, 97.3171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Justin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1009&lon=-97.3171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328V-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 1036, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12C
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (registry code 4360116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730514011379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514011379A), May 14, 1973: Hiller UH12C, Justin, TX, Destroyed. Plt was sprayng 6FT above crops. Drg instrument scan,moved cyclic stick fwd acft dscndd into crop.

## Other investigations on N5328V (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD17), Dec 23, 1972: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N5328V), Valley View, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DPD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD09), Sep 5, 1971: Hiller UH12C (N5328V), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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