- Date
- September 14, 1973
- Place
- Brentwood, CA · BRENTWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5330VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730914030259A
- Case key
- 188580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2833 73/9/14 BRENTWOOD,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1852 TIME - 0930 N5330V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRENTWOOD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 450 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 3 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ENG FAIL TOO LOW TO AFFECT RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5330V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5330V · 3
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