# Accident 19790724021779A: Hiller UH12E, Johnstown, CO, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Johnstown, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.3072° N, 104.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3072&lon=-104.9112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AH-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,807 total, 223 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724021779A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT CONDUCTING SPRAYING OPERATION EXHAUSTED FUEL AND CRASHED DURING SPRAY RUN.

## 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 DEN79FTE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE64), Jul 24, 1979: Hiller 12E (N400AH), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N400AH (4)

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

- [Accident 19880102000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102000119A), Jan 2, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Made hard autorotation landing on a road. Connecting rod broken from engine overtemp operation
- [Accident 19851101055799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101055799A), Nov 1, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Turbocharger failed, impeller lodged on shroud after retaining nut backed out. Turbocharger installation on STC.
- [Accident 19830831045459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045459A), Aug 31, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Manning, ND, Substantial damage. Lost engine power while pulling a long line with a high deck angle. Low fuel condition allowed fuel unporting.
- [Accident 19811117074319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074319A), Nov 17, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Craig, CO, Substantial damage. Made downwind pass while shooting coyote. RPM decayed, forced to land. Skid broke on hitting a root on landing.

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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