# Accident 19840804037899A: Hiller UH12E, Delano, CA, August 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.7664° N, 119.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7664&lon=-119.2642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5359V-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,040 total, 1,268 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037899A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL GAGE INOPERATIVE. GUESSED 20 MIN ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX84LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA428), Aug 4, 1984: Hiller UH-12ET (N5359V), Delano, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5359V (3)

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

- [Accident 19800515014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515014009A), May 15, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N5359V), Forks, WA, Destroyed. Tried to pull line on external load. Line became taught. Unable to release. Helicopter rolled over & crashed.
- [Accident 19780210003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210003439A), Feb 10, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N5359V), Forks,Wa, WA, Substantial damage. Short cable to aux anti-torque pedal failed. 100 hr inspection comp 6 hrs prior.
- [Accident 19750721023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721023499A), Jul 21, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N5359V), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Output shaft stop nut failed.

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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