Hiller Acft SOLOY N172ET
22 December 1978 · Lacomb, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1978 at about 11:15 local time, a Hiller Acft SOLOY registered N172ET, operated by Western Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lacomb, Oregon, 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lacomb, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft SOLOY
- Registration
- N172ET
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4115
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
TACH GENERATOR FAILED.PLT RECD ERRONEOUS ENG OUTWARNINGS. SERVICE BULLETIN SOLOY 03-560 NCW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft SOLOY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1978 | Hiller Acft SOLOY | Toledo, Oregon, United States | Weathershed AV | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |