# NTSB LAX77DVA35: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N99242, Bakersfield, CA, June 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0881   77/6/1  NR.BAKERSFIELD,CA     HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0945                    N99242              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        1900 TOTAL HOURS, 767 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAKERSFIELD,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1030                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DISPENSING SQUIRREL BAIT,ENG QUIT.EMERG AUTOROTATION ATTEMPTED TO STEEP SLOPE,HELO ROLLED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99242](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99242-1977-07-22), registration cancelled 1977-07-22, S/N 1719 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller OH-23G](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (registry code 4360121) (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 19770601012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601012699A), Jun 1, 1977: Hiller OH23G, Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Dispensing squirrel bait,eng quit. Emerg autorotation attempted to steep slope,helo rolled over

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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