# Accident 19840616026859A: Hiller UH12E, Meadville, PA, June 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1984, 21:02 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6404° N, 80.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6404&lon=-80.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4033P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033P-2013-08-08) (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 41582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 81 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616026859A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC84LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA212), Jun 17, 1984: Hiller 12E (N4033P), Meadville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4033P (2)

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

- [Accident 20110325004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325004879A), Mar 25, 2011: Hiller UH-12E (N4033P), Culpepper, VA, Substantial damage. Upon arriving at the job site to begin aerial application the pilot noted an uncommanded increase in engine RPM accompanied by a loss of lift. He reduced…
- [Incident 19820813045679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813045679I), Aug 13, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N4033P), Huston Township, PA, Minor damage. Struck wires on pull up from a spray run. Landed hard. Bent control tubes and cross tubes.

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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