# Accident 19801119074419A: Hiller UH12E, Forks, WA, November 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542HA-2013-04-18) (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 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,284 total, 2,001 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801119074419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED, LOST POWER. HELICOPTER SETTLED TO GROUND. ROLLED OVER. FOUND LOOSE PG AIRLINE NUT.

## 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 SEA81DYE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE08), Nov 19, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N542HA), Forks, WA, 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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