# Accident 19820802034529A: Hiller UH12D, Dothan, AL, August 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SW-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034529A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION RETURNING FROM 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 ATL82DA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA227), Aug 2, 1982: Hiller UH12D (N79SW), Dothan, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79SW (3)

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

- [Accident 19760606015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606015509A), Jun 6, 1976: Hiller H23D (N79SW), Dallas Center, IA, Destroyed
- [Accident 19750911028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750911028729A), Sep 11, 1975: Hiller UH12C (N79SW), Lakewood, IA, Substantial damage. Plts attn directed to spray boom.
- [Accident 19750616015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750616015019A), Jun 16, 1975: Hiller H23D (N79SW), Nevada, IA, Substantial damage. Spray run abt 5-10FT abv corn.

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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