- Date
- August 4, 1984, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Delano, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5359VHiller UH-12ET
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840804037899A
- Case key
- 24363
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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 hiller UH-12 helicopter (with a soloy conversion) was on a spray run when the eng began losing power. The plt headed for an 'open spot in the trees', but all power was lost the acft collided with almond trees. Only 15 to 18 ozs of fuel were remaining in the fuel tanks. According to the plt, he thought about 20 minutes of fuel were remaining. The fuel quantity gage was inop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5359V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12ET
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2098
- Airframe hours
- 5,494
- Engine
- Allison C20, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- San Joaquin Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- DLO · Delano, 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
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,040 total · 1,268 in this make and model · 7,872 as pilot in command · 285 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 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 N5359V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.