# NTSB SEA76DYA48: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N62346, Jerome, ID, September 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Jerome, ID · JEROME, ID
- Location: 42.7179° N, 114.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerome, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7179&lon=-114.5158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2820   76/9/8    JEROME,ID           HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1140
        TIME - 1000                    N62346              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 594 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UN NAMED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEROME,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  503                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          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                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
        REMARKS- CLUTCH SLIPPED. HIT ROAD BANK. SPRAYING ALFALFA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62346](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62346-1979-04-19), registration cancelled 1979-04-19, S/N 1204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Un Named

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760908029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908029829A), Sep 8, 1976: Hiller UH12E, Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. Clutch slipped. Hit road bank. Spraying alfalfa.

## Other investigations on N62346 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM16), Jan 20, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N62346), Cannon Beach, OR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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