# Accident 19900625022739A: Hiller H23D, Watson, MN, June 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Watson, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 45.0407° N, 95.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0407&lon=-95.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-2002-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625022739A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FIELD BUT FAILED TO LEVEL OFF. HIT GROUND TWICE AND BACKED INTO TREES.

## 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 MKC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA138), Jun 26, 1990: Hiller 12-E (N62397), Watson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT MISJUDGED HIS FLARE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N62397 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790721015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721015329A), Jul 21, 1979: Hiller UH12D (N62397), Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during takeoff climbout. Made hard autorotation landing. Fuel exhhaustion and dirty fuel.

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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