# Accident 19950203001139A: Hiller UH12E, Chowchilla, CA, February 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1995, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ROHG
- Location: 37.0691° N, 120.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0691&lon=-120.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9293Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9293Z-2013-06-10) (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 VO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950203001139A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON SLOW SPRAY RUN. FELL TO GROUND. ROLLED OVER. LOST A ROTOR BLADE. WAS ADVISED OF CRACK AT ROTOR HUB.

## 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 LAX95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA096), Feb 3, 1995: Hiller UH-12E (N9293Z), Chowchilla, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the in-flight failure and separation of the main rotor hub due to a fatigue crack.

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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