Hiller Acft UH-12E N9770C
19 November 1973 · Brawley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 November 1973 at about 16:45 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12E registered N9770C, operated by Verticare, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brawley, California, 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brawley, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Registration
- N9770C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Verticare
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3869
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
UPPER CONROD CAP BOLT NR 6 ROD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Richfield, Utah, United States | Inter MTN Heli | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Merric, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | El Centro, California, United States | Verticare, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Naalehu, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1974 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Ewa Beach, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair, Ltd. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |