- Date
- April 29, 1984, 07:44 local (14:44 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57HPBell UH-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840429016609A
- Case key
- 24246
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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
While spraying a field of artichokes, the plt had made 1 pass southbound & started another northbound. He began the swath run by descending over power lines, then tried to climb & clear rising terrain beyond the lines. However, the helicopter continued settling & impacted the rising terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57HP
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 61-687
- Airframe hours
- 4,806
- Engine
- Lycoming T5311, 1,100 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Vericare Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 28, 1984 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- Salinas, 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,130 total · 131 in this make and model · 6,031 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 52 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.