Hiller UH-12E N9732C
3 August 1965 · 20SW Easton, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1965 at about 12:54 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9732C, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near 20SW Easton, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 20SW Easton, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9732C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0915
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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
FAILURE NO.3 CONNECTING ROD P/N 73I74 ACCIDENT SITE A WOODED CANYON
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Mammoth Lakes Cal, California, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Altadena Calif, California, United States | US Forest SV | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Choteau, Montana, United States | Shasta Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Brawley Calif, California, United States | Raye Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States | Livingston COP | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1965 | Hiller UH-12E | Hood River Oreg, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |