# Accident 19800708023599A: Hiller UH12EL, St Albans, WV, July 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1980, 08:16 local time
- Place: St Albans, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3776° N, 81.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Albans, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3776&lon=-81.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5370V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12EL
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 908 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708023599A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB-OUT. SKID HIT LOG ON EMERGENCY AUTO LANDING. REPORT OF ENGINE INSPECTION PENDING.

## 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 ATL80FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ05), Jul 8, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5370V), St Albans, WV, 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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