# Accident 19800217002769A: Hiller UH12E, Kealia, HI, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 11:40 local time
- Place: Kealia, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N90474, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90474-1981-10-16) (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: 16,950 total, 1,066 in this make and model, 363 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217002769A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLADES HIT POWER LINES DURING AG SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX80DJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA10), Feb 17, 1980: Hiller 12E (N90474), Kealia Kauai, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N90474 (3)

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

- [Accident 19741203040489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203040489A), Dec 3, 1974: Hiller UH12C (N90474), Kapaau, HI, Substantial damage. Clutch failed for undet reason. Lnd in guava trees.
- [Accident 19740517013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517013149A), May 17, 1974: Hiller UH12E (N90474), Ewa Beach, HI, Substantial damage. Ground service attendent walked into tail rotor.
- [Accident 19730313005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730313005839A), Mar 13, 1973: Hiller UH12E (N90474), Naalehu, HI, Substantial damage. Booster pump seal defective. Had to lnd on 45 deg slope.

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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