# Accident 19790223003469A: Hiller UH12E, Springfield, OR, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- 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: N545HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545HA-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,587 total, 145 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223003469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO WAIT FOR IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER. ENGINE FAILED WHILE HOVERING FOR LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 SEA79FYK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK05), Feb 23, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N545HA), Springfield, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N545HA (3)

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

- [Accident 19970314003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970314003199A), Mar 14, 1997: Hiller UH12E (N545HA), Glide, OR, Substantial damage. Main rotors and mast struck a powerline during spray runs. Knew wires in area but failed to see same. Flat light.
- [Accident 19850412070949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412070949A), Apr 12, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N545HA), Klamath, CA, Destroyed. Self locking nut missing, bolt backed out of cyclic control firewall upper bell crank assembly. Rolled on landing.
- [Accident 19800117002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117002509A), Jan 17, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N545HA), Willamina, OR, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed attempting emergency landing after rotor failure.

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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