# Accident 19790511020589A: Hiller UH12E, Independence, OR, May 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161HA-2004-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511020589A

## Narrative

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

AG COPTER CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL IN A WHEAT FIELD.. FOUND EVIDENCE PUSH ROD FAILED.

## 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 SEA79FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM32), May 11, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N161HA), Independence, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N161HA (5)

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

- [Accident 19931120043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120043959A), Nov 20, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. On swath run loud pop. Collective began oscillate. Landed. Spray boom caused rollover. Corroded cracked torsion pin
- [Incident 19881001043569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001043569I), Oct 1, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Helicopter idling and unoccupied on ground struck by loading truck. Pilot in truck. Main and tail rotors damaged.
- [Accident 19850705029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705029529A), Jul 5, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Gonzales, CA, Substantial damage. Engine power loss, landed in field, rolled onto side. Electric boost pump inlet bushing was bogus part leaking air.
- [Accident 19841005054429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005054429A), Oct 5, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck cotton plant stalks during spray run. Pitched helicopter nose down, impacted ground.
- [Accident 19811203077569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077569A), Dec 3, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N161HA), Nashville, OR, Substantial damage. Fueled helicopter from unfiltered fuel truck drain hose. Engine quit in hover due to water in fuel, fill lid leak.

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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