Kaman HUK-1 N6175
9 April 1971 · Lodi, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1971 at about 10:15 local time, a Kaman HUK-1 registered N6175, operated by Agrico Flight, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lodi, California, 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lodi Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Kaman HUK-1
- Registration
- N6175
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Agrico Flight
- 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
- 3-0158
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
POWERLINE HIT WAS APRXLY 32FT AGL. ACDNT OCCURRED DURG 3RD SWATH RUN UNDER WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Kaman HUK-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1971 | Kaman HUK-1 | Central Pt, Oregon, United States | Command Helico | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1970 | Kaman HUK-1 | Sedro Wooley, Washington, United States | Command Helico | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1969 | Kaman HUK-1 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Command Leasin | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |