- Date
- March 17, 1970
- Place
- Castroville, CA · CASTROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5320VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1306 70/3/17 CASTROVILLE,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1050 N5320V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 5400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- M/R BLADE STRUCK STANDPIPE. SPRAYING ARTICHOKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5320V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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