- Date
- February 17, 1980
- Place
- Kealia Kauai, HI · KEALIA KAUAI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90474Hiller 12E
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800217002769A
- Case key
- 132263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0104 80/2/17 KEALIA,KAUAI,HI HILLER 12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 16950 TIME - 1140 N90474 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1066 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEALIA,KAUAI,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90474
- Reported as
- Hiller 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.
Other investigations on N90474 · 4
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