Hiller HU-12E N330CW
23 June 1994 · Watertown, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 June 1994 at about 16:55 local time, a Hiller HU-12E registered N330CW was involved in an accident near Watertown, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watertown, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.9099, -97.1600
- Aircraft
- Hiller HU-12E
- Registration
- N330CW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA191
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout. A factor associated with the accident was the powerlines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED A TRANSMISSION WIRE AND THE TERRAIN. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED NO PRE-EXISTENT ANOMALIES. POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT REVEALED NO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT AND TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SPECIMENS FROM PILOT WERE NEGATIVE FOR DRUGS SCREENED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1994 | Weatherly 620 | Ridgeview, South Dakota, United States | Terry Gross | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1994 | Ayres S2R | Letcher, South Dakota, United States | Lemaul C. Shattuck | No injuries | - |
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| 2 May 1994 | Maule M-7-235 | McIntosh, South Dakota, United States | Sperber, Eugene J. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1994 | Hughes 369HS | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Wild West Helo Tours, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1994 | Cessna 150L | Waubay, South Dakota, United States | Miller Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |