# Accident 19800815036359A: Hiller UH12E, Burnham, NM, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Burnham, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N4028K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4028K-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,023 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT STRINGING WIRE. MADE HARD LANDING,ROLLED OVER,SUSPECT AIR IN FUEL LINES.

## 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 FTW80FQA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA40), Aug 15, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N4028K), Burnham, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4028K (1)

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

- [Accident 19830705028519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705028519A), Jul 5, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N4028K), Brooten, MN, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to yaw on leaving flatbed truck. Aborted. Rotor hit truck. Tail rotor drive bearing on backwards.

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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