Hiller UH-12L3 N86689
1 July 1982 · Stockton, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12L3 registered N86689, operated by San Francisco & Fresno Land Co, was involved in an accident near Stockton, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stockton, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12L3
- Registration
- N86689
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- San Francisco & Fresno Land Co
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stockton → Stockton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA245
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 5 FT AGL AS HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A TRAILER. HE TURNED TO AVOID A GAS AND WATER TANK NEAR THE POLL TRUCK. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST, RIGHT-SIDE-UP, BUT WAS DAMAGED. A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND IN A LINE THAT ATTACHED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR REGULATOR. THE LEAK OCCURRED WHERE THE LINE WAS FLARED FOR A B-NUT CONNECTION. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT CRACKS OCCURRED FROM STRESS CORROSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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