# Accident 19840529024079A: Hiller UH12E, Bedford, IA, May 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bedford, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.6693° N, 94.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6693&lon=-94.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2726C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2726C-2001-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,855 total, 1,143 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529024079A

## Narrative

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

FLEW BACK INTO HIS OWN DOWNWASH DURING A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. ROLLED AND DISENTIGRATED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 MKC84LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA153), May 29, 1984: Hiller 12E (N2726C), Bedford, IA, substantial damage

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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