- Date
- November 2, 1978
- Place
- Molalla, OR · MOLALLA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N5381VSoloy UH12E
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781102040629A
- Case key
- 138310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3744 78/11/2 NR.MOLALLA,OR SOLOY UH12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2310 TIME - 1000 N5381V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT TRUCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLALLA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1850 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3000 REMARKS- PLT LEFT AG HYD SYSTEM ON & HOSE WOULD'NT UNCOUPLE. LND TOO FAR TO REAR OF TRUCK PLATFORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5381V
- Reported as
- Soloy UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heliport Truck
N5381VRegistered now · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N5381V · 1
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