# Accident 19790721015329A: Hiller UH12D, Minot, ND, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-2002-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 157 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721015329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. FUEL EXHHAUSTION AND DIRTY FUEL.

## 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 MKC79FTG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG12), Jul 21, 1979: Hiller UH-12D (N62397), Minot, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62397 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900625022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625022739A), Jun 25, 1990: Hiller H23D (N62397), Watson, MN, Substantial damage. Entered field but failed to level off. Hit ground twice and backed into trees.

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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