# Accident 19800808036679A: Hiller UH12E, Greybull, WY, August 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Greybull, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HPIO
- Location: 44.4865° N, 108.0557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greybull, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4865&lon=-108.0557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5389V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5389V-2012-09-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,798 total, 55 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800808036679A

## Narrative

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

BECAME CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO LANDING ON A LEDGE. TAIL ROTOR HIT CANYON WALL. POSSIBLE SETTLING WITH POWER.

## 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 DEN80DTC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC28), Aug 8, 1980: Hiller UH-12E (N5389V), Greybull, WY, 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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