- Date
- August 24, 1979
- Place
- Somerton, AZ · SOMERTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62902Hiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790824029079A
- Case key
- 134204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2496 79/8/24 NR.SOMERTON,AZ HILLER UH-12E CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7000 TIME - 0115 N62902 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERTON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- BOLT,AN175-46A,CONNECTING FORE & AFT CYCLIC CONTROL BELLCRANK BACKED OUT.NUT,MS21042L5,MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62902
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.