- Date
- October 10, 1983, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Los Banos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4026GHiller UH12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831010054109A
- Case key
- 24057
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt loaded the helicopter & started a spraying operation. He stated that as he pulled the helicopter up from the 1st spray run, it started shaking & went partially out of control. He was able to regain enough control to get the helicopter in level flt before it struck the ground & was damaged. No preimpact discrepancies were found which would have contributed to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4026G
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5049
- Airframe hours
- 1,177
- Engine
- Lycoming U0540, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Patterson Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 25, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- Los Banos, CA
- Destination
- Los Banos, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,290 total · 1,520 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N4026G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.