- Date
- May 23, 1979
- Place
- Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N155HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790523014389A
- Case key
- 136176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1077 79/5/23 NR.LIHUE,HI HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N155HA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 5649 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1002 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIHUE,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 500 REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.DUSTING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N155HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N155HA · 2
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