# Accident 19800819036939A: Hiller UH12E, Milan, IN, August 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Milan, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1252° N, 85.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1252&lon=-85.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N492HS) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,623 total, 728 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEX31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819036939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING ON SOFT GROUND. ROLLED OVER. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE. CARB HEAT OFF.

## 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 CHI80FEX31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX31), Aug 19, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N492HS), Milan, IN, 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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