# Accident 19790809020919A: Hiller UH12E, Wailuku, HI, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 08:05 local time
- Place: Wailuku, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 20.8855° N, 156.5036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wailuku, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8855&lon=-156.5036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90478-1981-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,995 total, 64 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FJA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809020919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LET ROTOR BLADES HIT A TREE WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING 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 LAX79FJA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA14), Aug 9, 1979: Hiller 12E (N90478), Wailuku Maui, HI, substantial damage

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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