- Date
- January 17, 1980
- Place
- Willamina, OR · WILLAMINA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N545HAHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800117002509A
- Case key
- 131960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0748 80/1/17 NR.WILLAMINA,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2954 TIME - 0915 N545HA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLAMINA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR INTERMEDIATE GEARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 900 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200 REMARKS- INNER RACE OF PLANET NEEDLE BEARINGS WERE NOT OF CORRECT HARDNESS.183HRS SINCE XMSN OVERHAUL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N545HA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N545HARegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Hiller UH-12EAirframe modelHiller UH-12EEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N545HA · 3
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