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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Firebough, CA · May 9, 1988

Date: May 9, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place: Firebough, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RPNG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N117HA
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88DVA05
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,400 total6,050 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N117HARegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2007 · Hiller UH-12ES/N HA3017 · Built 1974 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter struck a power pole guy wire at the end of a spray run and impacted 30 feet beyond.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER POLE GUY WIRE AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN AND IMPACTED 30 FEET BEYOND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX88DVA05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFirebaugh, CADuring an aerial application, the helicopter collided with a guy wire and then a field. The pilot knew that the wire was there. He stated that he simply forgot that it was there and did not see it. There were no mechanical problems prior to the accident.May 9, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N117HA · 1

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

Accident 19900809031769ALow Level Operations · Los Banos, CAFlew into abandoned telephone wire. Crashed and burned. Did not see wire between poles. Wire not marked or removed.Aug 9, 1990 · Destroyed