- Date
- April 24, 1974
- Place
- Pleasant Grov, FL · PLEASANT GROV, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N936Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740424011299A
- Case key
- 125926
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2090 74/4/24 PLEASANT GROV,FLA HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6941 TIME - 0945 N936 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLEASANT GROV,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 19 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 80 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- WATCHING SPRAY BOOM.KILLING WATER WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N936
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.