# Accident 19870308005529A: Hiller OH23G, Delano, CA, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 12:11 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 35.7801° N, 119.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7801&lon=-119.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99232-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23G (registry code 4360121, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER OH23G
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005529A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED WITH CHEMICALS. UNABLE TO CLIMB. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO PLATFORM. OVERSHOT. COLLIDED WITH A TREE.

## 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 LAX87DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA04), Mar 8, 1987: Hiller OH-23G (N99232), Delano, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99232 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790519027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519027369I), May 19, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N99232), Orange Cove, CA, Minor damage. Helicopter rotor blades struck standpipe after landing.

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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