# Accident 19880803029969A: Hiller UH12E, Bard, CA, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 05:00 local time
- Place: Bard, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQKG
- Location: 32.7908° N, 114.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7908&lon=-114.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14633, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14633-2018-01-11) (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 VO540A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803029969A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON A SPRAY RUN. PILOT USED CYCLIC TO SLOW DOWN CAUSING TAIL ROTOR STRIKE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX88DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM06), Aug 3, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N14633), Bard, CA, substantial damage

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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