Hiller Acft 12E N20MQ
8 October 1979 · Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1979 at about 09:30 local time, a Hiller Acft 12E registered N20MQ, operated by Progressive HE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sehoy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft 12E
- Registration
- N20MQ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Progressive HE
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3714
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COLLIDED W PWRLINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft 12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1980 | Hiller Acft 12E | Blanding, Utah, United States | Roper Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1977 | Hiller Acft 12E | Reasoner, Iowa, United States | Imperial Helic | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1977 | Hiller Acft 12C | Mt Vernon, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1975 | Hiller Acft 12E | Charleston, Missouri, United States | McDowell Fly S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |