# Accident 19800208002479A: Hiller UH12D, Mckinnon, WY, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 17:20 local time
- Place: Mckinnon, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0314° N, 109.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinnon, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0314&lon=-109.9383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31331-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE FROZE WIDE OPEN. MADE HARD LANDING. HELICOPTER HAD SNOW AND ICE ON SURFACE AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 DEN80FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC05), Feb 8, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N31331), Mckennon, WY, substantial damage

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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