- Date
- July 16, 1971
- Place
- Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9749CHiller 12E
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 71/7/16 SKYKOMISH,WASH HILLER 12E CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0911 N9749C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 39, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKYKOMISH,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINE JUST AFT TURN INTO THE SUN. SPRAYING PWR LINE R OF WAY WITH DOW TORON 101.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9749C
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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