Hiller Acft UH-12E N65048
29 June 1979 · Quincy, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1979 at about 09:15 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N65048, operated by V.f.skellenger, was involved in an accident during in flight near Quincy, Washington, 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quincy, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Registration
- N65048
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- V.f.skellenger
- 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
- 3-1568
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
DRAIN VALVE ON BOOST PUMP LEAKED, ALLOWED ENG DRIVEN PUMP TO DRAW AIR. LOW ALT FERRY, NO LOAD ABD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Neah Bay, Washington, United States | Richard Kimeal | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Independence, Oregon, United States | Pacific Helico | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Stanley, Idaho, United States | Idaho Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | Murrayafr, Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Friend, Oregon, United States | John Shearer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1979 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Walker Helicop | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |