# Accident 20150527011319A: Hiller UH-12E, Wasco, CA, May 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2015, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7VCG
- Location: 35.6092° N, 119.4364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6092&lon=-119.4364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138HA-2015-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150527011319A

## Narrative

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

N138HA HILLER UH-12E ROTORCRAFT CRASHED THEN CAUGHT FIRE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, NEAR WASCO, CA

CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN-SEE BRIEF EXPLANATION

## 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 WPR15LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA168), May 27, 2015: Hiller UH 12E (N138HA), Wasco, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N138HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20110619012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619012689A), Jun 19, 2011: Hiller UH-12E (N138HA), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported sudden and complete loss of engine power during repositioning turn after a spray run. The aircraft landed hard and rolled over.
- [Accident 19830503017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503017209A), May 3, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N138HA), Quanah, TX, Substantial damage. Main rotor blade tip struck a powerline while looking for cattle in underbrush. Crash landed and rolled over.

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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