# Accident 19810920059619A: Hiller UH12E, Gadsden, AZ, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 02:00 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5564° N, 114.7810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5564&lon=-114.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62903-1984-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC O43523B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,353 total, 256 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920059619A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON TURNAROUND FROM A NIGHT SPRAY RUN. SINK RATE UNCHECKED. HIT GROUND AND ROLLED.

## 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 LAX81DUK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK03), Sep 20, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62903), Gadsden, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62903 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740719022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719022869A), Jul 19, 1974: Hiller UH12E (N62903), Gadsden, AZ, Destroyed. Plt preoccupied with spray pump opn. Flew into cotton.

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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