# Accident 19870805043249A: Hiller H23D, Brentwood, CA, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 06:30 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ROJG
- Location: 37.8693° N, 121.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8693&lon=-121.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61PC-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043249A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.

## 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 LAX87DVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD04), Aug 5, 1987: Hiller UH-23-D (N61PC), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61PC (1)

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

- [Accident 20000221012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221012719A), Feb 21, 2000: Hiller H23D (N61PC), Victoria Island, No damage. (-23) Pilot reports, as substantiated by written statement, that he was performing an aerial reconnaisance of a crop of asparagus. Weather was clear & sunny.…

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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