- Date
- August 25, 1978
- Place
- Wahiawa, HI · WAHIAWA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N108HAHiller UH12E
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780825027469A
- Case key
- 140098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2431 78/8/25 NR.WAHIAWA,HI HILLER UH12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N108HA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 6366 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2654 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAHIAWA,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2654 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N108HA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- 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
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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 OAK76FJA10Accident · No injuriesClosedOahu, HI