Hiller UH-12C N73875
7 October 1971 · Lorena, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1971 at about 15:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12C registered N73875, operated by Interamerican, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lorena, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lorena, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12C
- Registration
- N73875
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Interamerican
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Asa, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3294
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
PLT MADE DNWND AUTO AFTER ENG FAILURE, LNDD HARD ACROSS ROWS OF PLOWED FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Compton, California, United States | 47 Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Livengood, Alaska, United States | Merric Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1967 | Hiller UH-12C | Riverdale, California, United States | Ross-Darril BO | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1966 | Hiller UH-12C | Rosalia Wash, Washington, United States | Empire Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1966 | Hiller UH-12C | Ineral Wells Tex, Texas, United States | Big State Indu | 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 | - |