- Date
- May 26, 1965
- Place
- Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6417VHiller UH12B
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0226 65/5/26 NR.PORTERVILLE CALIF HILLER UH12B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 953 TIME - 0859 N6417V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 130 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 915 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6417V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N6417V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW94LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal Beach, TXThe pilot's improper autorotation touchdown, which rsulted in the hard landing. A factor was the power loss due to water contaminated fuel.NTSB DEN82FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLogan, UTNTSB LAX77DVA16Accident · No injuriesClosedTerra Bella, CA