# Incident 19801018075189I: Hiller UH12D, Champaign, IL, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94515, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 56 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075189I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N94515 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920729043869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729043869I), Jul 29, 1992: Hiller UH12D (N94515), Champaign-Urban, IL, Minor damage. While demonstrating an autorotation landing pilot landed hard. Minor damaged to tail rotor blades.
- [Accident 19910702025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025679A), Jul 2, 1991: Hiller UH12D (N94515), Champaign-Urban, IL, Substantial damage. Practicing quick stop maneuver. Tail rotor hit ground. Lost directional control. Set down hard to avoid spin.

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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