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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12E · Pond, CA · June 27, 1994

Date: June 27, 1994 · 07:00 local
Place: Pond, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: CUFG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N172ET
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total6,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N172ETRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2004 · Hiller UH-12ES/N HA3072 · Built 1978 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter hit power line during application. Cracked spray boom. Flew back to base.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER HIT POWER LINE DURING APPLICATION. CRACKED SPRAY BOOM. FLEW BACK TO BASE.

Other reports on N172ET · 3

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

Accident 19950312003659AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Five Points, CALost power on spray run. Too low for autorotation. Landed hard. Rolled over. Pilot stated he ran out of fuel.Mar 12, 1995 · Substantial damage Accident 19860617081429APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Delano, CAParts of the main rotor blade separated in flight. Investigation found the blades were not airworthy. Bogus part.Jun 17, 1986 · Substantial damage Accident 19781222041829ALow Level Operations · Lacomb, ORTach generator failed. Plt recd erroneous eng out warnings. Serviclletin soloy 03-560 ncw.Dec 22, 1978 · Reported as Hiller UH12C · Substantial damage