# Accident 20100729042709A: Hiller UH-12E, Holly Hill, SC, July 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Holly Hill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AJRG
- Location: 33.3056° N, 80.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3056&lon=-80.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104HH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 5,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100729042709A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HILLER UH-12E HELICOPTER, N104HH, REGISTERED TO HADDOCK FLYING, INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT, CRASHED IN A REMOTELY LOCATED WOODED AREA CLOSE TO THE TOWN OF HOLLY HILL, SC AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION.

## 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 ERA10LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA383), Jul 29, 2010: Hiller UH-12E (N104HH), Holly Hill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper inspection and cleaning of the fuel nozzle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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