# Accident 19790608014909A: Hiller UH12E, Verbena, AL, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Verbena, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7499° N, 86.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verbena, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7499&lon=-86.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87600-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,139 total, 69 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608014909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO THE GROUND WHILE MAKING A SPRAY RUN UPHILL.

## 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 MIA79FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ42), Jun 8, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N87600), Verbena, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87600 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780428008419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428008419A), Apr 28, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N87600), Paris, TN, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750420009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750420009309A), Apr 20, 1975: Hiller UH12C (N87600), Charleston, MO, Substantial damage. Carb duct broken one inch from flange.

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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