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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Wenatchee, WA · July 6, 2022

Date: July 6, 2022 · 09:21 local
Place: Wenatchee, WA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N130HA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA245
Reported as: Hiller UH-12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,412 total1,403 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N130HARegistered now · Hiller UH-12ES/N HA3030 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was drying cherries when he made a turn and hit power lines that went through the field. After hitting the power lines the main rotor separated from the aircraft and the aircraft crash landed on a tractor that was drying cherries from the ground. The person operating the tractor only had minor injuries from the accident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DRYING CHERRIES WHEN HE MADE A TURN AND HIT POWER LINES THAT WENT THROUGH THE FIELD. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINES THE MAIN ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON A TRACTOR THAT WAS DRYING CHERRIES FROM THE GROUND. THE PERSON OPERATING THE TRACTOR ONLY HAD MINOR INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA245Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWenatchee, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level operations in light rain conditions.Jul 6, 2022 · Destroyed

Other reports on N130HA · 2

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

Accident 20150328004619AManeuver · Firebaugh, CAWhile conducting an aerial application on young almond trees the helicopter engine quit and the pilot redirected the helicopter into the wind and made an emergency let down to the ground. The impact with the trees and ground sheared off the tail rotor and…Mar 28, 2015 · Substantial damage Accident 19931126046239ALow Level Operations · Moore Haven, FLDuring spray run 5 ft AGL engine sputtered and quit. Pitched up. Fell to ground. Too low for autorotation.Nov 26, 1993 · Substantial damage