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Hiller UH12E N102EH

12 September 1978 · Tuolumne, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 September 1978 at about 07:00 local time, a Hiller UH12E registered N102EH, operated by Evergreen, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tuolumne, 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 07:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tuolumne, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hiller UH12E
Registration
N102EH
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Evergreen
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2516

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

PILOT FAILED TO ACHIEVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. DA APPROX 5900FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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