Hiller UH-12E N120NR

Summary

On 18 July 1983 at about 23:23 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N120NR was involved in an accident near Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, 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.

Date

18 July 1983 at 23:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N120NR

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooklyn Park → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA321

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING THE END ROWS OF A FIELD WHEN THE HELICOPTER APPROACHED SOME WIRES. HE STATED THAT HE SAW THE WIRES AT THE LAST SECOND & TRIED TO GET UNDER THEM. REPORTEDLY, THE HELICOPTER CROSSED BELOW A SET OF POWER LINES, BUT STRUCK A TELEPHONE LINE. THE PLT INITIATED A LANDING; HOWEVER, THE WIRE BECAME 'FOULED IN THE CONTROLS' MAKING CONTROL DIFFICULT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE TOO FAST, BOUNCED TWICE & ROLLED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.