- Date
- June 3, 1970
- Place
- Sandcoulee, MT · SANDCOULEE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3112GHiller Acft UH-12B
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2323 70/6/3 NR.SANDCOULEE,MONT HILLER ACFT UH-12B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N3112G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 2285 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 160 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRIVATE FIELD,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3380 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- LANDED IN SOFT MUD,MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN,CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3112G
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage