# Accident 19860606021929A: Hiller OH23G, Thermal, CA, June 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1986, 09:22 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSYG
- Location: 33.4790° N, 116.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4790&lon=-116.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8503W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503W-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Roberts OH23G (registry code 4362305, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-roberts-oh23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER OH23G
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860606021929A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. RECORD OF CARELESS USE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS BY OPERATOR.

## 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 LAX86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA242), Jun 6, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N8503W), Thermal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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