# Accident 19850412014189A: Hiller UH12E, Okanogan, WA, April 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Okanogan, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WPRG
- Location: 48.2204° N, 119.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2204&lon=-119.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9QA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412014189A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES AFTER DEPARTING THE SPRAYING AREA.

## 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 SEA85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA090), Apr 12, 1985: Hiller UH-12E (N9QA), Okanogan, WA, destroyed

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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