# Incident 20000622032689I: Hiller UH12E, Brentwood, CA, June 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62392, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62392) (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 VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622032689I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING THE HILLER UH12-E HELICOPTER, N62392 ON 22 JUNE 2000.  ^PRIVACY^ WAS RECONNING A FIELD (PERFORM 137 AERIAL OPERATIONS) ON THE WEST SIDE OF BIXLER RD, LOCATED IN BRENTWOOD, CA.  HE WAS FLYING EAST BOUND WHEN THE SPRAY BOOM (LOCATED UNDERNEATH AND IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT) MADE CONTACT WITH THE TELEPHONE POLE GUIDE WIRE.  HE CONTINUED ACROSS BIXLER RD, INTO THE FIELD (ON EST SIDE OF BIXLER RD.).  HE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE RETUNRED TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS (AERIAL CONTROL, HELICOPTER APPLICATION, BRENTWOOD CA).  NO INJURIES DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: 1. BENT SPRAY BOOM.  DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE CABLE BEING DRAGGED BY THE AIRCRAFT : 1. DISLOCATED PG&E CABLE 2. DAMAGED CYPRESS TREE 3. DAMAGED CYCLONE FENCE.

## Other reports on N62392 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810908057189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908057189A), Sep 8, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N62392), Brentwood, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter went out of control during procedure turn. Investigation revealed loss of tail rotor drive.

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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