# Accident 19920820032589A: Hiller UH12E, Dows, IA, August 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: Dows, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 42.6498° N, 93.5010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6498&lon=-93.5010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527HA-2001-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. CRASHED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH. SUSPECT FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 CHI92DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD09), Aug 21, 1992: Hiller Hiller UH-12E (N527HA), Dows, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATED FUEL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N527HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19790129001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001889A), Jan 29, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N527HA), Homestead, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. AD note 78-22-08 had not been complied with.

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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