Hiller UH12A N8178H
11 June 1971 · Brooks, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 June 1971 at about 10:00 local time, a Hiller UH12A registered N8178H, operated by Ropps Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brooks, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brooks, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12A
- Registration
- N8178H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ropps Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0550
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
HIT PWR LINES 50FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH12A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1964 | Hiller UH12A | Van Nuys Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1978 | Hiller UH12A | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1964 | Hiller UH12A | Austin Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1964 | Hiller UH12A | Abilene Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |