Hiller 12E N9749C
16 July 1971 · Skykomish, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 July 1971 at about 09:11 local time, a Hiller 12E registered N9749C, operated by Reforestation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Skykomish, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skykomish, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller 12E
- Registration
- N9749C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reforestation
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1207
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT HIT PWR LINE JUST AFT TURN INTO THE SUN. SPRAYING PWR LINE R OF WAY WITH DOW TORON 101.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller 12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1971 | Hiller 12-E4 | Chitina, Alaska, United States | Wilson Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Hiller 12E | Ely, Nevada, United States | Inter-Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1971 | Hiller 12E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Livingston COP | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Hiller 12E | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1972 | Hiller 12E | Annette, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1968 | Hiller 12B | Arroyo Grande, California, United States | Fresno Helicop | No 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 | - |