# Accident 19860907078009A: Hiller UH12E, Gonzales, CA, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 07:50 local time
- Place: Gonzales, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5395° N, 121.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5395&lon=-121.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149HA-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,483 total, 3,399 in this make and model, 441 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907078009A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED IN THE LETTUCE FIELD BEING SPRAYED.

## 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 LAX86FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM08), Sep 7, 1986: Hiller UH 12E (N149HA), Gonzales, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N149HA (2)

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

- [Accident 19931113042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042619A), Nov 13, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Lost control maneuvering 35 feet above ground. Main rotor assembly fractured. Fracture indicates overstressed.
- [Accident 19920327007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007699A), Mar 27, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Too low for autorotation. Tail hit landing. Collapsed skids. Found dirt and water in fuel.

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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