# Incident 19980612025279I: Hiller UH12D, St Paul, OR, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 17:47 local time
- Place: St Paul, OR
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JYBG
- Location: 45.2122° N, 122.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2122&lon=-122.9772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297W-2020-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,800 total, 8,928 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612025279I

## Narrative

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

MR. HARCHENKO DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS ON 06-17-98 STRUCK A POWERLINE. HEINDICATED HE HAD FLOWN OVER THE FIELD PRIOR TO SPRAYING, BUT MISSED THIS PARTICULAR LINE BECAUSE IT BLENDED WITH THE TREES BEHIND IT. HE LANDED THE HELICOPTER AFTER THE STRIKE AND REPLACED THE ROTOR BLADE HAVING TIP DAMAGE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N2297W (2)

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

- [Accident 20200717012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200717012169A), Jul 17, 2020: Hiller UH-12D (N2297W), Mehama, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter departed one field to relocate to next field for spraying. Witnesses report hearing engine pitch change and then heard helicopter impact the trees.…
- [Accident 19931207046099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046099A), Dec 7, 1993: Hiller UH12D (N2297W), Sublimity, OR, Substantial damage. Failed check fuel prior takeoff for tree hauling. Engine quit in 30 minutes. Drop load. Landed. Tanks were empty.

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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