- Date
- May 1, 1979
- Place
- Drew, MS · DREW, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48313Hiller UH12D
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790501005429A
- Case key
- 136141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1031 79/5/1 NR.DREW,MS HILLER UH12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1648 TIME - 1730 N48313 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RULEVILL-DREW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DREW,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 117 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 130 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48313
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rulevill-Drew
N48313Registration cancelled Dec 13, 2012 · Hiller H-23DAirframe modelHiller H-23DEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N48313 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI89DEP07Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBlackriverfalls, WIPilot-in-command's failure to jettison the external load followed by his misjudgement of distance to avoid collision with the external load.NTSB MKC84LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNeelyville, MOThe acft rolled over during an emergency landing. The plt claimed that the rotor disengaged at about 30 ft AGL during takeoff. After the accident the upper half of the yoke control was found fractured. A lab report stated that no materialdefects were related…