# Incident 19781002030849I: Hiller H23A, Springfield, OR, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978, 14:15 local time
- Place: Springfield, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0536° N, 122.9809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0536&lon=-122.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5104V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5104V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 231 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002030849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AUTOROTATED TO SAFE LANDING AFTER A ROD FAILED AND CAME THROUGH THE CASE.

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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