# Accident 19931126046239A: Hiller UH12E, Moore Haven, FL, November 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJRG
- Location: 26.8306° N, 81.0899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8306&lon=-81.0899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130HA) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126046239A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN 5 FT AGL ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. PITCHED UP. FELL TO GROUND. TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION.

## 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 MIA94LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA029), Nov 26, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N130HA), Moore Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N130HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20220706012029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012029A), Jul 6, 2022: Hiller UH-12E (N130HA), Wenatchee, WA, Destroyed. Pilot was drying cherries when he made a turn and hit power lines that went through the field. After hitting the power lines the main rotor separated from the…
- [Accident 20150328004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328004619A), Mar 28, 2015: Hiller UH-12E (N130HA), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. While conducting an aerial application on young almond trees the helicopter engine quit and the pilot redirected the helicopter into the wind and made an…

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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