# Accident 20000506008839A: Hiller UH12, Metter, GA, May 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Metter, GA
- Airport: Metter Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3897° N, 82.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3897&lon=-82.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80584-2000-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506008839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TOO LOW AND STRUCK POWER LINES, WITH HELI.

## 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 MIA00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA145), May 6, 2000: Hiller UH-12C (N80584), Metter, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate lookout resulting in a collision with a transmission wire that resulted in a forced landing and substantial damage to the helicopter.

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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