Hiller UH-12E N236HA
1 September 1987 · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1987 at about 12:58 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N236HA, operated by San TAN Dusters Inc., was involved in an accident near Scottsdale, Arizona, 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 12:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4999, -111.7897
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N236HA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- San TAN Dusters Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- LAX87DUJ11
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
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE PLT MADE A TURN-AROUND & WAS STARTING TO MAKE ANOTHER SWATH RUN WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' & THEN THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. AN INSPN OF THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD & PIN REVEALED THE HUB HAD FAILED FROM HI CYCLE FATIGUE. THE FATIGUE ORIGINATED FROM A POINT IN THE HUB PIN BORE WHERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION HAD OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Union Church, Mississippi, United States | Burgundy Farms | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Quincy, Washington, United States | Quincy Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Grafton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Tolleson, Arizona, United States | Robert L. Leverton | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Ray, North Dakota, United States | PRO APP Fertilizer, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1987 | Hiller UH-12E | Shelton, Washington, United States | Olympic Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1987 | Cessna 182F | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1987 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Sky West Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1987 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1987 | Cessna 172N | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |