# NTSB OAK79FJA12: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N155HA, Lihue, HI, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- Place: Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FJA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1077  79/5/23  NR.LIHUE,HI           HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N155HA              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 30, 5649 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1002 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LIHUE,HI                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.DUSTING SUGAR CANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N155HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155HA-1982-10-02), registration cancelled 1982-10-02, S/N HA3055 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790523014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523014389A), May 23, 1979: Hiller UH12E, Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Struck wires during ag spray run.

## Other investigations on N155HA (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 LAX80DJA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA12), Feb 23, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N155HA), Waimea Kauai, HI, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC77FER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER39), May 2, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N155HA), Big Lake, MN, substantial damage

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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