# Accident 19870620020989A: Hiller UH12E, Ray, ND, June 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ray, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NNQG
- Location: 48.3399° N, 103.1598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3399&lon=-103.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68012-2013-07-29) (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: 3,768 total, 41 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620020989A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HIT A WIRE DURING TAKEOFF. THE WIRE AND POLES WERE HIDDEN BY TREES.

## 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 DEN87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA157), Jun 20, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N68012), Ray, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68012 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110601010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110601010959A), Jun 1, 2011: Hiller UH-12E (N68012), Stockton, CA, Destroyed. Pilot was performing low level agricultural operations drying cherry trees. Heavy vibration occurred and pilot initiated a precautionary landing when the…

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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