Hiller UH-12E N9770C
8 March 1980 · Merced, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1980 at about 12:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N9770C, operated by Beffencourt AG, was involved in an accident during in flight near Merced, 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N9770C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Beffencourt AG
- 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
- 3-1844
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
TAIL ROTOR BLADE, PN 55073, OVERSTRESS FRACTURE,1234HRS SINCE NEW.WEED CTL OPN, OPEN FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1980 | Hiller UH-12E | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins Powers | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Hiller UH-12E | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair, Ltd | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Hiller UH-12E | Beverly, West Virginia, United States | Helo Minit Man | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1980 | Hiller UH-12E | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1979 | Hiller UH-12E | Porterville, California, United States | San Joaquin SP | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Hiller UH-12E | Freer, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |