- Date
- June 6, 1976
- Place
- Dallas Center, IA · DALLAS CENTER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79SWHiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760606015509A
- Case key
- 154135
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1259 76/6/6 DALLAS CENTER,IA HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2338 TIME - 0700 N79SW PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS CENTER,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 15 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1015 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79SW
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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 N79SW · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL82DA227Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDothan, ALThe pilot calculated his fuel for the flight and determined it adequate for the flight. He drained the fuel sump while the crew was loading fungicide at the loading area. After the spraying was completed, the pilot started his return flight and when over a…NTSB MKC76FCD13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLakewood, IANTSB MKC75FCD46Accident · No injuriesClosedNevada, IA