# Accident 19851213075619A: Hiller H23A, Madera, CA, December 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1985, 05:59 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9105° N, 120.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9105&lon=-120.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3107G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3107G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23A (registry code 4360108, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,285 total, 3 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213075619A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A FROST CONTROL FLIGHT WHEN FOG SUDDENLY ROLLED IN, CUTTING THE VISIBILITY TO ZERO.

## 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 LAX86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA065), Dec 13, 1985: Hiller H-23A (N3107G), Madera, CA, 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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