19801105073949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12D · Blanding, UT · November 5, 1980

Date
November 5, 1980 · 16:20 local
Place
Blanding, UT
Airport
Blanding
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57972
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA009
Reported as
Hiller UH12D
Reported engine
Lycoming O5409
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,329 total253 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine sputtered at termination of flight test autorotation. Found stuck carb float, worn jets, leaky "o" rings.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED AT TERMINATION OF FLIGHT TEST AUTOROTATION. FOUND STUCK CARB FLOAT, WORN JETS, LEAKY "O" RINGS.

NTSB investigation

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