# Accident 19880804030139A: Hiller UH12E, Lovely, PA, August 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1988
- Place: Lovely, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DXMG
- Location: 40.0098° N, 78.5009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0098&lon=-78.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5375V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5375V-1990-03-05) (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 VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,419 total, 1,735 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON EDGE OF POWERLINE RIGHT OF WAY WHILE SPRAYING HERBICIDE. HARD IMPACT KILLED THE OBSERVER.

## 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 NYC88DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM01), Aug 4, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N5375V), Lovely, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N5375V (1)

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

- [Incident 19830615033469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615033469I), Jun 15, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N5375V), Oak Hill, OH, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel en route to the spray site. Landed on a road.

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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