# Accident 19860929049499A: Hiller UH12E, Visalia, CA, September 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1986, 07:45 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2899° N, 119.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2899&lon=-119.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5385V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 6,856 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929049499A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A PARKED TRUCK DURING SPRAY OPERATION. SUSPECT SETTLING WITH POWER FACTOR.

## 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 LAX86DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA17), Sep 29, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N5385V), Visalia, 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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