- Date
- April 27, 1979
- Place
- Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4027DHiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790427007179A
- Case key
- 136511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0576 79/4/27 GUSTINE,CA HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N4027D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 34, 5750 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUSTINE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4027D
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N4027D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX95LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDos Palos, CAthe fatigue failure of the tail rotor tension torsion bar plates.NTSB LAX83LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Vacaville, CAThe aircraft collided with a telephone wire during takeoff. The pilot made a precautionary landing on the soft bank of a levee to assess the damage and left the rotor at idle. The levee bank gave way and the helicopter slid into the ditch where the rotor…