# Accident 19850530051569A: Hiller UH12E, Athena, OR, May 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Athena, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8302° N, 118.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8302&lon=-118.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37HS-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,865 total, 65 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530051569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TESTING NEW SPRAY UNIT. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF. FULL POWER APPLIED, ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA126), May 31, 1985: Hiller UH-12E (N37HS), Athena, OR, 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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