# Incident 19790727021749I: Hiller UH12E, Huron, CA, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169HA-2012-08-10) (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: 16,000 total, 400 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/19790727021749I

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM OF HELICOPTER STRUCK FLAGMAN.

## Other reports on N169HA (3)

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

- [Accident 19890426010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010059A), Apr 26, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. RPM increase and rotor decay on swath run. Sudden stop in lettuce field cut off tailboom. Torsion coupling failed.
- [Accident 19860812039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860812039359A), Aug 12, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Ratcheting and power decay en route. Cartwheeled on landing. Foreign substance blocked upper housing oil orifice.
- [Accident 19810311009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009059A), Mar 11, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N169HA), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on spray run. Panic, pilot fatigue & careless operation possible factors.

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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