Accident · 2001-01-05

NTSB case MIA01LA055 · Hiller UH-12E · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2001-01-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E (N112EC)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The PIC's failure to follow safe operating procedures for the maintenance of the rotorcraft's external aerial application equipment, resulting in inadvertent activation of collective as he egressed the rotorcraft, causing unmanned flight, in-flight break-up, and collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case MIA01LA055

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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