# Accident 19801105073949A: Hiller UH12D, Blanding, UT, November 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Blanding
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5833° N, 109.4833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLANDING MUNI (BDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5833&lon=-109.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57972-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O5409
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,329 total, 253 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105073949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA009), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller Acft 12E (N57972), Blanding, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57972 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910803031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031519A), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller UH12E (N57972), Michigan City, IN, Substantial damage. Filming boat races. Low on fuel,delayed return for more filming. Ran out of fuel returing. Autorotated into trees.

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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