Hiller UH-12E N9741C
24 February 1966 · Heppner Oreg, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 February 1966 at about 07:45 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9741C, operated by Reforestation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Heppner Oreg, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Heppner Oreg, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kinzua
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9741C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reforestation
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0040
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
SPRAYING WEEDS ON RR RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Castaic Calif, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Lonetree Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Avery Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Cottage Grve Oreg, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Kahului Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Helic | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Talkeetna Alas, Alaska, United States | Livingston HEL | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Escalante Ut, Utah, United States | Shasta Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |