Vertol 42A N10109
4 March 1975 · Chico, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1975 at about 17:30 local time, a Vertol 42A registered N10109, operated by Lassen Air, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chico, California, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chico, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Vertol 42A
- Registration
- N10109
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lassen Air, Inc
- 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
- 3-0257
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
CHEM SPRAY VAPORS ENTERED CARB INLET DUCT.SPRAYING ALMONDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Vertol 42 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1980 | Vertol 42A | Neosho, Wisconsin, United States | HI Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1964 | Vertol 42A | Waitsfield Vt, Vermont, United States | Sky Rotors Ltd | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |