# Incident 19880407023499I: Hiller UH12E, Coachella, CA, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 07:55 local time
- Place: Coachella, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQKG
- Location: 33.6901° N, 116.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coachella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-116.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64861-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407023499I

## Narrative

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

ROTORS SEVERED A POWERLINE ON A SPRAY RUN. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

## Other reports on N64861 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830708030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708030029A), Jul 8, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N64861), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during autorotation landing after main transmission and clutch assembly failed.

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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