# Accident 20080815850449A: Hiller UH12E, Jacksonville, FL, August 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2008, 07:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.0744° N, 94.1872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0744&lon=-94.1872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945HA) (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 VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 588 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080815850449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER, A HILLER UH-12E WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SPRAYING APPLICATION TO A CORN FIELD.  DURING THE FIRST PASS OVER THE CORN FIELD THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER LINE CROSSING THE CORNFIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE FIELD ALONG SIDE A NORTH SOUTH ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI08CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA252), Aug 15, 2008: Hiller UH-12E (N945HA), Cokato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not visually identify and maintain clearance with the power lines, and the pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter once it contacted the power lines. Factors associated…

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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