Hiller Acft UH-12E N161HA

11 May 1979 · Independence, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 May 1979 at about 07:30 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N161HA, operated by Pacific Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Independence, 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: 11 May 1979 at 07:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Independence, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport: Independence
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E
Registration: N161HA
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Pacific Helico
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: 3-1767

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

INCIDENCE PUSH ROD END BEARING FAILED AT OUTER SHELL DRG TRANSLATION LIFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1767, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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