# Accident 19940623017109A: Hiller UH12E, Watertown, SD, June 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1994, 11:55 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KJZG
- Location: 44.9099° N, 97.1600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9099&lon=-97.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330CW-2013-02-25) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 215 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623017109A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAY RUN. 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 CHI94LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA191), Jun 23, 1994: Hiller HU-12E (N330CW), Watertown, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout. A factor associated with the accident was the powerlines.

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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