- Date
- June 28, 1973
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9734CHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730628018469A
- Case key
- 190005
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2233 73/6/28 SALINAS,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N9734C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 54, 11949 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1540 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUAIL CREEK,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 82 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- MN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY,P/N 51437-7,FRACTURED THRU COUNTER BALANCE STUDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9734C
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salinas
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Other investigations on N9734C · 1
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