# Incident 19840730042239I: Hiller UH12E, Gilbert, AZ, July 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1984, 07:00 local time
- Place: Gilbert, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3528° N, 111.7890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbert, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3528&lon=-111.7890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702WA) (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 VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730042239I

## Narrative

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

DESTROYED BY FIRE WHEN IT FELL OFF RELOADING TRUCK. LANDED LENGTHWISE ON TRUCK INSTEAD OF WIDTHWISE.

## Other reports on N702WA (2)

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

- [Accident 19810710040729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710040729A), Jul 10, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N702WA), Centerville, AL, Destroyed. Tail rotor gears stripped during low level spray run, spun into trees.
- [Accident 19790810024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810024779A), Aug 10, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N702WA), Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. The tension-torsion pin, Hiller p/n 51452, failed due to fatigue.

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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