# Incident 19790519027369I: Hiller UH12E, Orange Cove, CA, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Orange Cove, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6214° N, 119.3187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange Cove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6214&lon=-119.3187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99232-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23G (registry code 4360121, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519027369I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES STRUCK STANDPIPE AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N99232 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870308005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005529A), Mar 8, 1987: Hiller OH23G (N99232), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Overloaded with chemicals. Unable to climb. Attempted to return to platform. Overshot. Collided with a tree.

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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