- Date
- April 12, 1985, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Okanogan, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9QAHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850412014189A
- Case key
- 40140
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During an aerial application flt, the acft collided with a power line at about 30 ft AGL. The acft then rolled to the right & struck the ground. The accident occurred about 5 min after the acft had departed the spray area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9QA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1106
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-B1A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Wenatchee Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Okanogan, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.