# Accident 19751020036019A: Hiller UH12C, Nucla, CO, October 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1975
- Place: Nucla, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2667° N, 108.5487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nucla, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-108.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5316V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5316V-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,129 total, 8 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020036019A

## Narrative

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

RUST PARTICLES IN FUEL SUMP.SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN CARB. NO WATER FOUND IN FUEL SERVICE SYSTEM.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5316V (1)

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

- [Accident 19821012052159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821012052159A), Oct 12, 1982: Hiller UH12C (N5316V), Blanding, UT, Destroyed. Engine quit during hovering at 50 feet altitude. Insufficient altitude 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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