Hiller 12E N9770C
27 July 1983 · Los Banos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Hiller 12E registered N9770C, operated by Bettencourt Flying SVC, was involved in an accident near Los Banos, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Banos, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0703, -120.8408
- Aircraft
- Hiller 12E
- Registration
- N9770C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bettencourt Flying SVC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA360
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
THE PLT HAD DROPPED OFF A FLAGMAN IN AN AREA TO BE SPRAYED, & HAD JUST DEPARTED & OBTAINED TRANSLATIONAL LIFT WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FRESHLY IRRIGATED COTTON FIELD, ROLLED OVER INVERTED & BURST INTO FLAMES. THE 'B' NUT WHICH ATTACHES THE TUBING TO THE FUEL FILTER WAS FOUND CRACKED & LOOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller 12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1983 | Hiller 12-E | Near Nordm, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Hiller 12E | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | Thomas G. Pfeffer | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1984 | Hiller 12E | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Hiller 12E | Palisade, Minnesota, United States | Dagnon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1984 | Hiller 12E | Bedford, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Hiller 12E | Delano, California, United States | San Joaquin Helicopters | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |