# Accident 20100921045879A: Hiller UH-12E, Mecca, CA, September 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2010, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mecca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BBNG
- Location: 33.5372° N, 116.0242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5372&lon=-116.0242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6053H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6053H-2021-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total, 5,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100921045879A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THIS IS THE SYNOPSES OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS CROP DUSTING UNDER THE WIRES AND UPON THE TURN OF HIS LAST PATH HIS MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE POWER POLE.  THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE OF THE POWER POLE, BUT GOT TOO CLOSE AND HIT IT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER THE PESTICIDE RESERVOIR WAS NOT RUPTURED AND HAD APROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS IN IT.  THE MILD PESTICIDE BEING USED WAS ASANA.

## 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 WPR10CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA466), Sep 21, 2010: Hiller UH-12E (N6053H), Mecca, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle while maneuvering.

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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