- Date
- September 12, 1972
- Place
- Brentwood, CA · BRENTWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9734CHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3791 72/9/12 BRENTWOOD,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, TIME - 0745 N9734C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 1900 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRENTWOOD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- PLT DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO ROTATING T/R. CHOLINESTERASE CK NOT PERFORMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9734C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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