# Accident 19850707029519A: Hiller UH12B, Durham, CA, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Durham, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6095° N, 121.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6095&lon=-121.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1048P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1048P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Tri-Plex Ind.Inc. UH-12B (registry code 4360801, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-tri-plex-ind-inc-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 44 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES, THEN GROUND DURING APPROACH. PILOT, DISTRACTED BY A VIBRATION, DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINES.

## 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 LAX85LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA309), Jul 7, 1985: Hiller UH-12B (N1048P), Durham, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1048P (1)

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

- [Accident 19921202048999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202048999A), Dec 2, 1992: Hiller UH12B (N1048P), Justin, TX, Substantial damage. Reported severe vibration. Made autorotation to hay field. Overrotated on flare. Tail hit. Rotors chopped tailboom.

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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