- Date
- February 3, 1976
- Place
- Oahu, HI · OAHU, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N108HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760203001449A
- Case key
- 152307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0167 76/2/3 OAHU,HI HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N108HA PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 3963 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3963 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT 6 PHONE WIRES. AREA PREV SURVEYED BY PLT. SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N108HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N108HARegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2020 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N108HA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA88LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClewiston, FLThe plt stated the fuel gages indicated 20 gals when he took off on spraying flt. He had just completed the spray run & started to pull up from about 10 ft & 25 mph. At that time the eng quit '& sounded just like it would if it ran out of gas'. There was not…NTSB OAK78DJA16Accident · No injuriesClosedWahiawa, HI