# Accident 19840818041449A: Hiller UH12E, Watsonville, CA, August 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1984, 12:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9508° N, 121.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9508&lon=-121.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5353V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,196 total, 109 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA440) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041449A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER POLE DURING AN 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 LAX84LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA440), Aug 18, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N5353V), Watsonville, CA, 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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