# Accident 19830503017209A: Hiller UH12E, Quanah, TX, May 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Quanah, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2954° N, 99.7429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quanah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2954&lon=-99.7429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138HA-2015-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 215 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503017209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA217), May 3, 1983: Hiller UH-12E (N138HA), Quanah, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N138HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20150527011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150527011319A), May 27, 2015: Hiller UH-12E (N138HA), Wasco, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N138HA Hiller UH-12E rotorcraft crashed then caught fire during an aerial application operation, the 1 person on board sustained fatal injuries, near Wasco, CA…
- [Accident 20110619012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619012689A), Jun 19, 2011: Hiller UH-12E (N138HA), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported sudden and complete loss of engine power during repositioning turn after a spray run. The aircraft landed hard and rolled over.

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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