- Date
- July 13, 1973
- Place
- Gonzalez, CA · GONZALEZ, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5320VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730713021639A
- Case key
- 189056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2716 73/7/13 GONZALEZ,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2600 TIME - 0430 N5320V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AG LOADING AREA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 REMARKS- REDUCED VSBY.AFTER SEEING WIRES ATMTD TO UNDERFLY,SKIDS STRUCK GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5320V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salinas
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Other investigations on N5320V · 1
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