# Accident 19800505090449A: Hiller UH12E, Alleghany, CA, May 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: Alleghany, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 120.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alleghany, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-120.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514HA) (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: 7,000 total, 202 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505090449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER RELEASING SLING LOAD.  FOUND FUEL CONTAMINATED. CARELESS FUELING OPERATIONS.

## 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 LAX80DXQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ27), May 5, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N514HA), Alleghany, CA, 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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