Accident Hiller UH-12A N8178H,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9761
 
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Date:Friday 11 June 1971
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hiller UH-12A
Owner/operator:Ropps Air Service
Registration: N8178H
MSN: 178
Year of manufacture:1950
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Brooks, OR -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Hit power lines 50ft agl.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA71FYC42
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 August 2023 N8178H Rotor Wing Nuts LLC 0 Midwest National Air Center Airport (GPH/KGPH), Mosby, MO sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
04-Apr-2024 09:46 ASN Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative]

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