Hiller Acft UH-12E N62392

Summary

On 8 September 1981 at about 08:40 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N62392, operated by Doff Cooksey, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brentwood, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 September 1981 at 08:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Brentwood, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hiller Acft UH-12E

Registration

N62392

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Doff Cooksey

Operating rule

Aerial Applicator

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3016

1 person had minor injuries.

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

BEVEL GEAR, PN 25211-5, IN TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX FAILED FM FATIGUE, LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.