# Accident 19790519014529A: Hiller UH12E, Lexington, OH, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.6806° N, 82.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6806&lon=-82.5788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67156-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,320 total, 750 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519014529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERSPED ON CLIMB FROM SPRAY RUN,AUTOROTATED,HIT GROUND,ROLLED OVER.FOUND FAILED CLUTCH TORSIONAL COUPLING

## 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 CHI79FEK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK13), May 19, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N67156), Lexington, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67156 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820415010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415010399A), Apr 15, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N67156), Chowchilla, CA, Destroyed. Main rotors struck a power pole and wires during a spray run. Crashed and burned.
- [Accident 19760703021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703021049A), Jul 3, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N67156), Lore City, OH, Substantial damage

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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