- Date
- April 30, 1967
- Place
- Creston, CA · CRESTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5301VHiller UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117734
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0155 67/4/30 CRESTON CALIF HILLER UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N5301V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 40, 6865 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6040 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6040 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5301V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage