# Accident 19880504012719A: Hiller UH12D, Winters, CA, May 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Winters, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHLG
- Location: 38.5603° N, 121.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5603&lon=-121.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62391-1990-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,342 total, 1,436 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880504012719A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF FROM A PLATFORM,HELICOPTER FAILED TO OBTAIN TRANSITIONAL LIFT. DESCENDED INTO WHEAT AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX88DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG04), May 4, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N62391), Winters, CA, 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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