# Accident 19800629037209A: Hiller UH12, North Cohocton, NY, June 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1980, 15:35 local time
- Place: North Cohocton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5612° N, 77.4647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Cohocton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5612&lon=-77.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E4 (registry code 4360127, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629037209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOW ALTITUDE POLICE SEARCH. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING ON A HILL. BROKEN CONNECTING RODS.

## 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 NYC80FFJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ10), Jun 29, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N705WA), N Cohocton, NY, 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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