ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40830
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 1986 |
| Time: | 09:22 |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8503W |
| MSN: | 1484 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thermal, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Thermal, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33907
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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