Hiller UH-12E N9740C
24 April 1984 · Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1984 at about 19:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9740C was involved in an accident near Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Helicopter Ag Strip
- Coordinates
- 36.2608, -90.9603
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9740C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pocahontas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84LA128
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 ACFT CRASHED AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING A SWATH RUN AT AN ALT OF 20 FT AGL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED 3 DOWEL PINS AND 6 SCREWS WHICH HOLD THE STARTER DRIVE GEAR AND THE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR HAD SHEARED. METALLURGICAL EXAM REVEALED THAT DOWEL PINS AND SCREWS FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 6 HRS SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Waldo, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Sigel, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Mapleton, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Forest Grove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Cedar Hill, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Granby, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-151 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | David Terry Hughes | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1984 | Cessna 210L | Newport, Arkansas, United States | ROY B. Fulbright | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1984 | Ayres S2R-R3S | Lepanto, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Nashville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |