Investigator In Charge (IIC): Johnson, Scott
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane, Washington
C&C Helicopters Inc
Location: Wenatchee, Washington
Accident Number: WPR22LA245
Date and Time: July 6, 2022, 09:21 Local
Registration: 130HA
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E
Injuries: 2 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Other work use
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Hiller
Registration: 130HA
Model/Series: UH-12E
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
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Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
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Aircraft Fire: Both in-flight and on-ground
Ground Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 47.56076,-120.24599 (est)
Rotorcraft struck powerlines, crashed on top of a tractor that was also working in the orchard and caught on fire.
Date: 06-JUL-22
Time: 16:21:00Z
Regis#: N130HA
Aircraft Make: HILLER
Aircraft Model: UH-12E
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 137
City: EAST WENATCHEE
State: WASHINGTON
ORONDO — Two people were hospitalized Wednesday after a helicopter crashed onto an orchard sprayer south of Orondo while drying cherries.
The helicopter was flying about 9:20 a.m. near Weaver Road when it struck a powerline and landed on the tractor that was also working to dry the orchard, said Douglas County Undersheriff Tyler Caille.
A fire ignited as a result of the collision and destroyed the helicopter and tractor.
The pilot, a 39-year-old man from Kuna, Idaho, and the tractor driver, an 18-year-old man from East Wenatchee, were transported to Central Washington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Caille said.
Crews from Douglas County Fire District 4 in Orondo had the fire knocked down by 10:09 a.m., said spokeswoman Kay McKellar.
The crash caused a power outage to 1,400 Douglas County PUD customers from Orondo to Beebe and on the Waterville Plateau, according to the PUD. Power was restored about 10:30 a.m.
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