# Accident 19930718024379A: Hiller UH12E, Milbank, SD, July 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1993, 16:35 local time
- Place: Milbank, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 45.2096° N, 96.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2096&lon=-96.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4028M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4028M-2008-06-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718024379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK HAY BALES IN SPIN. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI93DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTK02), Jul 18, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N4028M), Milbank, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED

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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