# Accident 19870519014169A: Hiller UH12E, Tolleson, AZ, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 07:20 local time
- Place: Tolleson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZBVG
- Location: 33.4201° N, 112.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4201&lon=-112.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4034T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4034T-1993-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519014169A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER FELL OFF A TRUCK PLATFORM WHILE LOADING CHEMICALS. THE PILOT FAILED TO ANTICIPATE CG SHIFT.

## 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 LAX87DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ05), May 19, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N4034T), Tolleson, AZ, 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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