- Date
- January 15, 1977
- Place
- Terra Bella, CA · TERRA BELLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6417VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770115000349A
- Case key
- 156711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0039 77/1/15 TERRA BELLA,CA HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2102 TIME - 0715 N6417V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRA BELLA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- FROST CONTROL.RUSTY WATER,DEBRIS,TANK SEALER FOUND IN FUEL.SERVICE BULLETIN A-78 NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6417V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6417V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW94LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal Beach, TXThe pilot's improper autorotation touchdown, which rsulted in the hard landing. A factor was the power loss due to water contaminated fuel.NTSB DEN82FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLogan, UTNTSB OAK65A0068Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPorterville, CA