# Accident 19800809035579A: Hiller UH12C, Meriden, CT, August 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Trident Helicopters UH-12C (registry code 4360809, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-trident-helicopters-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035579A

## Narrative

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

NON-RATED PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER ON LIFTOFF. STRUCK HANGAR. FLIGHT NOT AUTHORIZED BY OWNER.

## 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 NYC80DA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA067), Aug 9, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N1042C), Meriden, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1042C (1)

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

- [Accident 19860629034699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860629034699A), Jun 29, 1986: Hiller UH12C (N1042C), Lehighton, PA, Substantial damage. Over heated engine quit. Chopped tailboom landing. Fuel tank empty. Water in sump. Stored low fuel routinely.

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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