Hiller UH 12E N149HA

Summary

On 7 September 1986 at about 14:50 local time, a Hiller UH 12E registered N149HA was involved in an accident near Gonzales, 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.

Date

7 September 1986 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Gonzales, California, United States

Coordinates

36.5395, -121.3909

Aircraft

Hiller UH 12E

Registration

N149HA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gonzales → Gonzales

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

LAX86FVM08

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

A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPEREINCED AS THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO A FIELD AT THE BEGINNING OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN. THE PLT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING INTO THE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE FIELD, TIPPING THE HELICOPTER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE ACFTS FUEL TANK. THE ACFT WAS REFUELED WITH 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SPRAY RUN. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTH SPRAY PASS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.