# Accident 20220706012029A: Hiller UH-12E, Wenatchee, WA, July 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2022, 09:21 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3329° N, 120.1501° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3329&lon=-120.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,412 total, 1,403 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA245), Jul 6, 2022: Hiller UH-12E (N130HA), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level operations in light rain conditions.

## Other reports on N130HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20150328004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328004619A), Mar 28, 2015: Hiller UH-12E (N130HA), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. While conducting an aerial application on young almond trees the helicopter engine quit and the pilot redirected the helicopter into the wind and made an…
- [Accident 19931126046239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126046239A), Nov 26, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N130HA), Moore Haven, FL, Substantial damage. During spray run 5 ft AGL engine sputtered and quit. Pitched up. Fell to ground. Too low for autorotation.

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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