At 15:10 PST, a Bell UH-1H helicopter crashed after an in-flight control systems failure while conducting an aerial spraying operation. The pilot was seriously injured during the accident and died two days later. The helicopter had departed a dirt-landing zone after being serviced with spraying chemicals moments before the crash. The pilot told his son who visited him in the hospital that the aircraft kept on banking in one direction and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Examinations of the helicopter have not been completed.
Feb. 21, Glenn, Calif. / Bell UH-1H
At 15:10 PST, a Bell UH-1H helicopter crashed after an in-flight control systems failure while conducting an aerial spraying operation. The pilot was seriously injured during the accident and died two days later. The helicopter had departed a dirt-landing zone after being serviced with spraying chemicals moments before the crash. The pilot told his son who visited him in the hospital that the aircraft kept on banking in one direction and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Examinations of the helicopter have not been completed....
Key Takeaways:
- A Bell UH-1H helicopter crashed during an aerial spraying operation due to an in-flight control systems failure, resulting in the pilot's death two days later.
- The pilot reported the aircraft uncontrollably banking in one direction, despite efforts to correct it.
- The accident occurred shortly after the helicopter was serviced with spraying chemicals, and examinations of the wreckage are still incomplete.
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