# NTSB MIA79DKQ10: Hiller UH12D, N48313, Drew, MS, May 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1979
- Place: Drew, MS · DREW, MS
- Location: 33.8101° N, 90.5304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drew, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-90.5304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1031   79/5/1  NR.DREW,MS            HILLER UH12D        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1648
        TIME - 1730                    N48313              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RULEVILL-DREW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DREW,MS                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  117                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  130                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48313](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48313-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 1213, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Registry model: [Hiller H-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (registry code 4360120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rulevill-Drew

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790501005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501005429A), May 1, 1979: Hiller UH12D, Drew, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into wire while conducting agricultural operations.

## Other investigations on N48313 (2)

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 CHI89DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP07), Jul 20, 1989: Hiller UH-12E (N48313), Blackriverfalls, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO JETTISON THE EXTERNAL LOAD FOLLOWED BY HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE EXTERNAL LOAD.
- [NTSB MKC84LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA205), Jul 9, 1984: Hiller H-23D (N48313), Neelyville, MO, destroyed

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.

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