# Accident 19801225083009A: Hiller UH12B, Rialto, CA, December 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94731-2007-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 18 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801225083009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, ROLLED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND FUEL LEVEL LOW, BELOW FUEL LINE PICKUP.

## 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 LAX81FUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG06), Dec 25, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N94731), Rialto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N94731 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790225003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003659A), Feb 25, 1979: Hiller UH12C (N94731), Brentwood, CA, Substantial damage. Forced ldg due to engine failure. Inspection revealed heavy lead deposits on spak plugs.

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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