- Date
- July 21, 1981
- Place
- Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N118HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810721043509A
- Case key
- 123952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2625 81/7/21 GANADO,TX HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 10455 TIME - 1000 N118HA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GANADO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 62 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 75 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST COLLECTIVE CTL,HEL BGN LOSING ALT,PLT UN TO STOP DSCNT.UNKN RSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N118HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Whites
FAA reports on this event · 1
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