Hiller UH12C N73875
14 September 1971 · Grandview, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Hiller UH12C registered N73875, operated by Tommy Blankens, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grandview, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grandview, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12C
- Registration
- N73875
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tommy Blankens
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3246
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WIRE ENTANGLED MAIN ROTOR, CAUSED IT TO HIT AND SEVER TAIL BOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1971 | Hiller UH12C | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1965 | Hiller UH12C | N Miami Beach Fla, Florida, United States | Sunshine State | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1964 | Hiller UH12C | Chatsworth Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Hiller UH12C | Ft Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1964 | Hiller UH12C | San Bernardino Ca, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1981 | Hiller UH12C | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |