# Accident 19790629017909A: Hiller UH12E, Quincy, WA, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 09:15 local time
- Place: Quincy, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.2359° N, 119.8491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2359&lon=-119.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65048, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65048) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,809 total, 1,091 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE AT LOW ALTITUDE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. CAUSE- FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 SEA79FYP31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP31), Jun 29, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N65048), Quincy, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65048 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020113001579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113001579I), Jan 13, 2002: Hiller UH12E (N65048), Cleveland, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 1645 CDT, 01/13/02, the pilot began a hover maneuver to reposition the helicopter on the pilot's property. During the time of the hovering movement of…

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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