- Date
- April 9, 1971
- Place
- Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6175Kaman HUK-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0158 71/4/9 LODI,CALIF KAMAN HUK-1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 19000 TIME - 1015 N6175 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LODI AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 25 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- POWERLINE HIT WAS APRXLY 32FT AGL. ACDNT OCCURRED DURG 3RD SWATH RUN UNDER WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6175
- Reported as
- Kaman HUK-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lodi Airpark