# Accident 19930811029049A: Hiller UH12E, Dixon, CA, August 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1993, 10:45 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHLG
- Location: 38.3893° N, 121.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3893&lon=-121.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 650 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930811029049A

## Narrative

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

FLYING UNDER WIRES, ROTOR ASSEMBLY STRUCK GUY SIRES. HELICOPTER TUMBLED ON FORCED LANDING IN TOMATO FIELD.

## 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 LAX93LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA319), Aug 11, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N100LM), Dixon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to visually detect and avoid the guy wire.

## Other reports on N100LM (2)

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

- [Accident 19841218075289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841218075289A), Dec 18, 1984: Hiller STCUH12 (N100LM), Hoquiam, WA, Substantial damage. Emergency landing onto heavily timbered and sloping terrain because of engine failure. No prist in fuel.
- [Accident 19780306006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306006809A), Mar 6, 1978: Hiller OH23G (N100LM), Montesano, WA, Substantial damage. Carrying cedar blocks. 2nd stage reduction gear failed. Landed on side

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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