- Date
- October 17, 1979
- Place
- Mendota, CA · MENDOTA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4414Hiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791017029019A
- Case key
- 201195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2635 79/10/17 MENDOTA,CA HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7575 TIME - 1700 N4414 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENDOTA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 160 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- T/R PITCH CTL CABLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4414
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4414Registration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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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 N4414 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelano, CAThat the pilot improperly performed the autorotation by misjudging the flare altitude. Contributing to this accident was the total failure of the freewheeling sprag clutch due to excessive wear and the soft dirt terrain.NTSB SEA69D0043Accident · No injuriesClosedRockford, ID