# Accident 20090611010329A: Hiller UH12E, Stringtown, OK, June 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2009, 07:20 local time
- Place: Stringtown, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: X8OG
- Location: 34.4175° N, 96.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4175&lon=-96.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34SD) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,760 total, 855 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090611010329A

## Narrative

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

A MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR FACILITY THE WRECKAGE WAS TAKEN TO, ADVISES HE WAS TOLD, THAT ON THE FIRST LOAD OF THE DAY THE HELICOPTER HOPPER TANKS WERE LOADED WITH HERBICIDE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE LIFT OFF THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE.  THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, LOST CONTROL, AND THE HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINE WIRES.  THE LOWER OF THE TWO POWER LINE WIRES WAS BROKEN, AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE FIELD.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA359), Jun 11, 2009: Hiller UH-12E (N34SD), Stringtown, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's preoccupation with personal affairs.

## Other reports on N34SD (1)

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

- [Accident 20080407833479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407833479A), Apr 7, 2008: Hiller UH12E (N34SD), Quinton, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 7, 2008, the pilot of N34SD was returning to a loading area in his helicopter, a Hiller 12E, N34SD after an aerial application in a field near…

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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