Hiller UH12-E N68024
7 April 1983 · Kettleman City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1983 at about 16:55 local time, a Hiller UH12-E registered N68024, operated by Baldrick Crop Dusting, was involved in an accident near Kettleman City, 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 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kettleman City, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0491, -119.9894
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12-E
- Registration
- N68024
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Baldrick Crop Dusting
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA181
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 HE BEGAN FLYING ABOUT 0725 WITH 23 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. HE APPLIED A HERBICIDE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND CAME BACK TO RELOAD. AFTER RELOADING HE BEGAN A RETURN TO THE AREA TO BE SPRAYED. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER ALL POWER WAS LOST. DURING THE FORCED AUTOROTATION LANDING THE ACFT HIT HARD AND ROLLED OVER. LESS THAT A GALLON OF FUEL REMAINED ON BOARD THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1983 | Hiller UH12-E | Tenino, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1992 | Hiller UH12-E, SALOY CONVER | Arvin, California, United States | San Joaquin Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1971 | Hiller UH12-E | Bliss, Idaho, United States | Idaho Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1996 | Hiller UH12-E | Huger, South Carolina, United States | Haddock Flying Service, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Hiller UH12 | Franklin, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1999 | Hiller UH12-C | Venice, Florida, United States | Michael B. Pritchard | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |