- Date
- April 7, 1983, 08:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Kettleman City, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68024Hiller UH12-E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830407011759A
- Case key
- 23670
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he began flying about 0725 with 23 gallons of fuel on board. He applied a herbicide for about an hour and came back to reload. After reloading he began a return to the area to be sprayed. About 10 minutes later all power was lost. During the forced autorotation landing the acft hit hard and rolled over. Less that a gallon of fuel remained on board the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68024
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12-E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 64-15232
- Airframe hours
- 2,428
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Baldrick Crop Dusting
- Registered owner
- Gary M. Doggett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 13, 1983 · 60 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,769 total · 1,900 in this make and model · 111 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NCL, 18 nm away
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 N68024 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.