# Accident 19800512013099A: Hiller UH12E, Oak Hill, WV, May 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1980, 17:20 local time
- Place: Oak Hill, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 81.1577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Hill, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-81.1577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40289-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,525 total, 448 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512013099A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD TAIL-LOW LANDING FROM LOW ROTOR RPM. HELICOPTER BOUNCED, MADE 180, LANDED IN BRUSH 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 ATL80FIJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ02), May 12, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N40289), Oak Hill, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40289 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080404832169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080404832169A), Apr 4, 2008: Hiller UH12E (N40289), La Porte, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft control was lost while doing hover practice in the grassy area at the approach end of runway 05 at the La Porte (T41) airport. Pilot stated he…

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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