# Accident 20120604011459A: Hiller UH-12B, Pasco, WA, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 06:45 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3861° N, 119.2414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3861&lon=-119.2414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93467-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12B
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604011459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MANEUVERING WHILE DRYING CHERRIES AT LOW ALTITUDE, EXPERIENCED A LOW RPM CONDITION AND PUT AIRCRAFT DOWN INTO FIELD IMPACTING CHERRY TREES.

## 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 WPR12LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA244), Jun 4, 2012: Hiller UH-12B (N93467), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the helicopter's rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude over a fruit orchard.

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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