ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372835
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1987 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Pro App Fertilizer, Inc. |
| Registration: | N68012 |
| MSN: | 1500 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2134 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ray, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE WAS DEPARTING FROM AN AERIAL APP OPERATING AREA. HE SAID THERE WAS A TREE LINE ALONG A ROAD WITH AN OPENING AND THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE TOWARD THE OPENING. THERE WERE WIRES ACROSS THE OPENING AND THE POLES WERE OBSCURED BY THE TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE OPENING. THE PLT DID NOT SEE THE WIRES AND COLLIDED WITH THEM DURING THE DEPARTURE. TAIL ROTOR CONTROL WAS LOST AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION AND THE ACFT CRASHED TO THE GROUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA157
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2011 | N68012 | Alpine Helicopter Service, Inc. | 0 | Stockton, California | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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