# Accident 19941013034799A: Hiller UH12E, Salinas, CA, October 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1994, 05:40 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSMG
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145HA-1998-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013034799A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT FOR DAY. SPARKS FIRE. SPUN. FELL TO GROUND. INFLIGHT ENGINE FIRE SOURCE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA005), Oct 13, 1994: Hiller UH-12E (N145HA), Salinas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: an in-flight engine compartment fire for undetermined reasons.

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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