# Accident 19800129002059A: Hiller UH12E, Baudette, MN, January 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Baudette, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 48.7123° N, 94.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baudette, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7123&lon=-94.5918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156HA-1996-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 187 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A SNOWBANK. QUILL SHAFT ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBE IN SUB ZERO TEMP.

## 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 MKC80DER24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER24), Jan 29, 1980: Soloy 12EJ3 (N156HA), Baudette, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N156HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19960912027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912027589A), Sep 12, 1996: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Hamburg, AR, Destroyed. Helicopter experienced possible tail rotor failure during aerial application. (-23) on September 12, 1996 at 0948, central daylight time, a Hiller UH12E,…

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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