ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368797
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1989 |
| Time: | 08:48 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Garlitz And Serve, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5594N |
| MSN: | 1453 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4313 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mack, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mack, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A SWATH RUN HE LET THE HELICOPTER GET TOO LOW AND THE SKIDS CONTACTED THE ALFALFA CROP FOLLOWED BY THE SPRAY APPARATUS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO DESCEND INTO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. AN EYE-WITNESSES CONCURRED WITH THE PILOT'S STATEMENT BUT DECLINED TO GIVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A SWATH RUN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89DTM02
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 1982 | N5594N | Dagnon Aviation | 0 | Palisade, MN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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