# Incident 19781020029159I: Hiller UH12C, Carbondale, IL, October 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1978, 11:05 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9739C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9739C) (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: 6,493 total, 150 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/19781020029159I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DELAYED IN LEVELING AFTER A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N9739C (1)

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

- [Accident 19981024040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981024040399A), Oct 24, 1998: Hiller UH12C (N9739C), Clinton, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) While in cruise flight, the pilot was unable to maintain altitude and heading. An emergency landing was initiated which resulted in loss of control…

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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