# Accident 19801001044229A: Hiller UH12E, Quincy, CA, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 07:38 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.9310° N, 120.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9310&lon=-120.9549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,052 total, 710 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001044229A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE. MADE UNSCHEDULED AUTOROTATION LANDING, ROUGH TERRAIN. ROLLED OVER. FOUND 3RD STAGE TURBINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX81DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ01), Oct 1, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N543HA), Quincy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N543HA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810320017339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320017339I), Mar 20, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N543HA), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. Mechanic/pilot checking collective. Aircraft lifted off when collective pulled more than 1/2 way. Tail struck ground

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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