- Date
- April 17, 1964
- Place
- Pomeroy, WA · POMEROY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9785CHiller 12E
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185024
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0332 64/4/17 POMEROY WASH HILLER 12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4000 TIME - 1130 N9785C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9785C
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N9785C · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHaines, ORA momentary partial loss of power for undetermined reason(s) and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate RPM during his autorotation landing.NTSB SEA93LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAuburn, WAFailure of the connecting rod bolt. The high vegetation was a factor.NTSB SEA76FYC45Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTillamook, ORNTSB SEA66A0066Accident · No injuriesClosedHuntington, OR