# Accident 19931113042619A: Hiller UH12E, Salinas, CA, November 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1993, 09:40 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSMG
- Location: 36.6703° N, 121.6110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6703&lon=-121.6110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149HA-2018-03-21) (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: 5,982 total, 171 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042619A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL MANEUVERING 35 FEET ABOVE GROUND. MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. FRACTURE INDICATES OVERSTRESSED.

## 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 LAX94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA043), Nov 13, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N149HA), Salinas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE HELICOPTER WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOADING OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM IN A MANEUVERING TURN DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR…

## Other reports on N149HA (2)

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

- [Accident 19920327007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007699A), Mar 27, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Too low for autorotation. Tail hit landing. Collapsed skids. Found dirt and water in fuel.
- [Accident 19860907078009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907078009A), Sep 7, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N149HA), Gonzales, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the helicopter landed in the lettuce field being sprayed.

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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