Hiller Acft UH-12E N90474
13 March 1973 · Naalehu, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1973 at about 13:15 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N90474, operated by Murrayair, Ltd., was involved in an accident during in flight near Naalehu, Hawaii, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naalehu, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kahuku
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Registration
- N90474
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Murrayair, Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kahuku, Hawaii → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0623
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
BOOSTER PUMP SEAL DEFECTIVE. HAD TO LND ON 45 DEG SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Richfield, Utah, United States | Inter MTN Heli | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Brawley, California, United States | Verticare | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Merric, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | El Centro, California, United States | Verticare, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1974 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Ewa Beach, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair, Ltd. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |