# Incident 19800805081339I: Hiller UH12B, New Orleans, LA, August 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5306V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5306V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805081339I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF TO HOVER, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N5306V (1)

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

- [Accident 19900426011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426011809A), Apr 26, 1990: Hiller UH12B (N5306V), Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Student lost control shortly after lift off,descended,hit ground and rolled over. Blamed engine. No defects found.

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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