# Accident 20140726018219A: Hiller UH-12E, Wadesboro, NC, July 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Wadesboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BHHG
- Location: 34.8264° N, 80.2414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8264&lon=-80.2414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107HA-2018-03-19) (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-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,950 total, 1,325 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140726018219A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/26/2014 AT 1545 LOCAL EDT, HILLER UH-12-E, N4107HA, SN: HA3007, REGISTERED TO SUMMIT HELICOPTERS INC., EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE (250-C20B, SN: CAE833000) FAILURE DURING THE AERIAL APPLICATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT WHILE OVER COORDINATES N34.83311 W080.24660 IN WADESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137.

## 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 ERA14LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA361), Jul 26, 2014: Hiller UH 12E (N107HA), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 engine accessory gearbox bearing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N107HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19750512010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512010279A), May 12, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N107HA), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Nr 4 conrod failed. High time eng.

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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