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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Quanah, TX · May 3, 1983

Date: May 3, 1983 · 11:00 local
Place: Quanah, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N138HA
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA217
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540C2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 233 total215 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N138HARegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2015 · Hiller UH-12ES/N HA3038 · Built 1976 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Main rotor blade tip struck a powerline while looking for cattle in underbrush. Crash landed and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR BLADE TIP STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE LOOKING FOR CATTLE IN UNDERBRUSH. CRASH LANDED AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuanah, TXThe helicopter was being used to search for cattle. As the plt was looking down through some bushes for cattle, the m/r blade hit a powerline wire about 25 ft AGL.May 3, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N138HA · 2

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

Accident 20150527011319AWasco, CAN138HA Hiller UH-12E rotorcraft crashed then caught fire during an aerial application operation, the 1 person on board sustained fatal injuries, near Wasco, CA Controlled flight into terrain-see brief explanationMay 27, 2015 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 20110619012689AManeuver · Lost Hills, CAPilot reported sudden and complete loss of engine power during repositioning turn after a spray run. The aircraft landed hard and rolled over.Jun 19, 2011 · Substantial damage