- Date
- April 21, 1967
- Place
- Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5388VHiller UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0150 67/4/21 NR.OROFINO,ID HILLER UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N5388V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 43, 16000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1700 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. 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) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1550 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- UNMARKED STRAND OF WIRE STRUNG ACROSS CANYON AFTER PLT CHECKED AREA BEFORE STARTING GRASS SEEDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5388V
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5388VRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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Other investigations on N5388V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.