- Date
- June 16, 1984, 21:02 local (Jun 17, 1984, 01:02 UTC)
- Place
- Meadville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4033PHiller 12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840616026859A
- Case key
- 35686
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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 acft flew into wires during a crop spraying mission. The acft was flying at about 5-10 ft when a flash was seen overhead. The acft vibrated and slowed before impacting the ground and rolling over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4033P
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5178
- Airframe hours
- 643
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- G & G Ag Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1983 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- Meadville, PA
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 811 total · 81 in this make and model · 723 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N4033P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.