# Accident 19800217003809A: Hiller UH12E, Arlington, WA, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90494-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12L4 (registry code 4360128, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 9 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003809A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING APPROACHS TO A HOVER, PILOT MISHANDLED CONTROLS. HELICOPTER STRUCK GROUND, BOUNCED AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA80DYE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE15), Feb 17, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N90494), Arlington, WA, 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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