Aviation Crash Map

Hiller UH-12E N62391

4 May 1988 · Winters, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 May 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N62391, operated by Pingrey Bros., was involved in an accident near Winters, California, 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Winters, California, United States
Coordinates
38.5603, -121.9894
Aircraft
Hiller UH-12E
Registration
N62391
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Pingrey Bros.
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX88DVG04

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 WAS TAKING OFF FROM A LOADING TRUCK FOR HIS 16TH AERIAL APPLICATION. HE REDUCED THE LOAD FROM 90 TO 70 GALS BECAUSE THE WINDS HAD BECOME VARIABLE. THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED INTO GROUND EFFECT WHERE IT NORMALLY ATTAINS TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE DESCENT WITH FULL POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 248 records for this type

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no coordinates
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