- Date
- May 7, 1964
- Place
- Abilene, KS · ABILENE, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10172Hiller UH12A
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0135 64/5/7 ABILENE KANS HILLER UH12A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N10172 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 17045 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - OTHER PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1148 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10172
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N10172Registration cancelled Oct 5, 2004 · Hiller UH-12AAirframe modelHiller UH-12AEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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