# Accident 19820820041759A: Hiller UH12E, Chandler, AZ, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 03:07 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3199° N, 111.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3199&lon=-111.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026S-2002-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,150 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820041759A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER FLEW INTO ITS OWN WAKE ON A SPRAY RUN WHEN A SLIGHT WINDSHIFT OCCURRED. IMPACT WITH GROUND SEVERED SKIDS

## 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 LAX82DA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA306), Aug 20, 1982: Hiller UH-12E (N4026S), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4026S (2)

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

- [Accident 19931022040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931022040789A), Oct 22, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N4026S), Sioux Rapids, IA, Destroyed. Rough engine spraying pasture. On forced landing left skid contacted ground. Rolled over and burned. Engine normal.
- [Accident 19781019040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019040149A), Oct 19, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N4026S), Stratford, TX, Substantial damage. Debris from previous repair job left in induction system,entered nders and damaged spark plugs

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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