# Accident 19801121073349A: Hiller UH12E, Watford City, ND, November 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1980, 10:40 local time
- Place: Watford City, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.8027° N, 103.2648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watford City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8027&lon=-103.2648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343V-2024-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,127 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-201169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121073349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN HOVER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE ROUGH AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 DEN81DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-201169), Nov 21, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5343V), Watford City, ND, 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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