# Accident 19900809031769A: Hiller UH12E, Los Banos, CA, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 09:43 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPNG
- Location: 37.0701° N, 120.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0701&lon=-120.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117HA-2007-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,631 total, 4,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031769A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO ABANDONED TELEPHONE WIRE. CRASHED AND BURNED. DID NOT SEE WIRE BETWEEN POLES. WIRE NOT MARKED OR REMOVED.

## 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 LAX90DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA08), Aug 9, 1990: Hiller UH-12-E (N117HA), Los Banos, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A LOOKOUT FOR OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG HIS SWATH RUN.

## Other reports on N117HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19880509063719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880509063719A), May 9, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N117HA), Firebough, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck a power pole guy wire at the end of a spray run and impacted 30 feet beyond.

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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