# Accident 19810305008129A: Hiller UH12C, Mendon, VT, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 17:57 local time
- Place: Mendon, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6515° N, 72.9271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendon, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6515&lon=-72.9271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,309 total, 105 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED IN WOODED AREA. FOUND RUST, WATER, DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC81FNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC08), Mar 5, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N73876), Mendon, VT, destroyed

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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