# Accident 20101115051819A: Hiller-Roge UH12E, Madison, FL, November 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2010, 11:10 local time
- Place: Madison, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BHHG
- Location: 30.2828° N, 83.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2828&lon=-83.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4034Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4034Z-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Rogerson Helicopter UH12E (registry code 4361101, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-rogerson-helicopter-uh12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER-ROGE UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 450 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101115051819A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 EST, A HILLER UH-12E, N4034Z, REGISTERED TO SUMMIT HELICOPTERS, INC (BHHG), LANDED HARD DURING A MANEUVERING TURN WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, BUT NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE SINGLE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN THE VICINITY OF MADISON, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA11CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA059), Nov 15, 2010: Hiller-Rogerson Helicopter UH12E (N4034Z), Madison, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with a settling with power condition while he was performing slow, low-level, out-of- ground-effect flight maneuvers.

## Other reports on N4034Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20090811049189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090811049189I), Aug 11, 2009: Hiller-Roge UH12E (N4034Z), Pence Springs, WV, Minor damage. The pilot stated he knew there was a power line up river between site G18 and G19, the next spray point so he looked for it in his turn. He did not see the…
- [Accident 19900501013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501013189A), May 1, 1990: Hiller UH12E (N4034Z), Brookneal, VA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel while circling to find spray area limits. Autorotated into trees. Forestry spray operation.

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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