# NTSB MIA80DKJ06: Hiller Acft 12E, N20MQ, Hurtsboro, AL, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Hurtsboro, AL · HURTSBORO, AL
- Location: 32.2401° N, 85.4147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurtsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2401&lon=-85.4147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3714   79/10/8   HURTSBORO,AL        HILLER ACFT 12E     CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5500
        TIME - 0930                    N20MQ               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEHOY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURTSBORO,AL                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 - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          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-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWRLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20MQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20MQ-1982-09-16), registration cancelled 1982-09-16, S/N 1702, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT 12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sehoy

## 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 19791008032119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008032119A), Oct 8, 1979: Hiller UH12E, Hurtsboro, AL, Destroyed. Pilot flew into wires while conducting agricultural spraying.

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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