# Accident 19830915049199A: Hiller UH12L, Tulelake, CA, September 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tulelake, CA
- Airport: Tulelake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.7998° N, 121.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7998&lon=-121.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L
- Reported engine: LYC TIVO540A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915049199A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK A WATER DITCH BANK AND A TRUCK FLATBED DURING DESCENT FROM A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND.

## 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 LAX83FVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG17), Sep 15, 1983: Hiller UH12L (N871H), Tulelake, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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