Hiller Acft UH-12E N50RG
2 July 1977 · Chandler, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1977 at about 07:50 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N50RG, operated by San TAN Duster, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chandler, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chandler, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chandler
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Registration
- N50RG
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- San TAN Duster
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1514
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
NR 6 CYL SEPARATED FROM CASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sun TAN Duster | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Amity, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Yuma, Arizona, United States | AG Spray Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Blythe, California, United States | JIM Hayden | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Calipatria, California, United States | Chester Wright | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1977 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Depoe Bay, Oregon, United States | Reforestation | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |