# Accident 19831010054109A: Hiller UH12E, Los Banos, CA, October 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1983, 06:30 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0705° N, 120.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0705&lon=-120.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026G-2017-07-12) (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: 3,290 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010054109A

## Narrative

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

DURING PROCEDURE TURN HELICOPTER STARTED SHAKING AND PILOT LOST CONTROL CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 LAX84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA010), Oct 10, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N4026G), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4026G (1)

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

- [Accident 19891016040739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016040739A), Oct 16, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N4026G), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after loud bang while ferrying copter and flagman to another spray field. Hard ground impact.

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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