# Incident 19790803029959I: Hiller UH12D, Council Bluffs, IA, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94496-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029959I

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED AUTOROTATION INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROLS WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. DAMAGE TO SKIDS.

## Other reports on N94496 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900331007339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007339A), Mar 31, 1990: Hiller UH12D (N94496), Soddy Daisy, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Collective pitch push rod broke. Unable to control rotor pitch crashed in trees. Unairworthy and poorly maintained.

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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