TULELAKE, CA, USA
N871H
HILLER UH12L
THE HELICOPTER WAS ON AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION. WHILE PERFORMING A TURN-AROUND, A SPRAY BOOM STRUCK A RAISED DIRT BANK BESIDE A DITCH AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER WAS PITCHED DOWN & TO THE RIGHT, THEN IMPACTED AN UPRIGHT PORTION OF A FLAT BED TRUCK, CRASHED & BURNED. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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