- Date
- June 20, 1980
- Place
- Gales Creek, OR · GALES CREEK, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48220Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800620021779A
- Case key
- 130474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1670 80/6/20 GALES CREEK,OR HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N48220 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 43, 12815 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALES CREEK,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- DUPLEX BEARING RETAINING NUT CAME LOOSE. BLOWING VOLCANIC ASH FROM ORCHARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48220
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.