# Accident 19790501005429A: Hiller UH12D, Drew, MS, May 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Drew, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.8101° N, 90.5304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drew, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-90.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48313-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,647 total, 117 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501005429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FLEW INTO WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ10), May 1, 1979: Hiller UH12D (N48313), Drew, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48313 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890720024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720024199A), Jul 20, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N48313), Black River Fal, WI, Destroyed. Throttle broke after pick up of sling load. Failed to jettison. Crash landed on hopper. Throttle worn and frayed.
- [Accident 19840709030809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709030809A), Jul 9, 1984: Hiller H23D (N48313), Neelyville, MO, Destroyed. Reported failure between engine and rotor drive. Rolled on forced landing. Yoke control fractured. No metal fatigue

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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