# Accident 19820309002989A: Hiller UH12E, Delano, CA, March 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1982, 07:45 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.7807° N, 119.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7807&lon=-119.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99242 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,030 total, 502 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820309002989A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE SPRAYING EDGE OF FIELD. CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 LAX82DA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA100), Mar 9, 1982: Hiller 12E (N99242), Delano, CA, 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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