Plane Crash List

Hiller Acft H-23D N79SW

11 September 1975 · Lakewood, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 11 September 1975 at about 19:50 local time, a Hiller Acft H-23D registered N79SW, operated by Midwest Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lakewood, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Lakewood, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hiller Acft H-23D
Registration
N79SW
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Midwest Helico
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Norwalk, Ia → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2892

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

PLTS ATTN DIRECTED TO SPRAY BOOM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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