Hiller UH-12E N8503W
6 June 1986 · Thermal, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 June 1986 at about 16:22 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N8503W was involved in an accident near Thermal, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thermal, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4790, -116.1007
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N8503W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Thermal → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA242
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A MANEUVERING TURN WHILE APPLYING A PESTICIDE TO A CULTIVATED FIELD. THE ACFT WAS SEEN ON THE PASS JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE LOWER THAN USUAL. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-IMPACT FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Pataskala, Ohio, United States | Agri-Copter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Norias, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Lemoore, California, United States | West Farm Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1986 | Hiller UH 12E | Gonzales, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Lodi, California, United States | Alpine Helicopter Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Delano, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |