# Accident 19830524020749A: Hiller UH12D, Troy, KS, May 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1983, 18:16 local time
- Place: Troy, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.7803° N, 95.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7803&lon=-95.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3GK-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,067 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524020749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES MAKING A SCOUTING LOW PASS OVER A FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. DIVED INTO GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 MKC83FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA114), May 24, 1983: Hiller UH-12E (N3GK), Troy, KS, destroyed

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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