# Incident 19810320017339I: Hiller UH12E, Lincoln, CA, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543HA) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320017339I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC/PILOT CHECKING COLLECTIVE.AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF WHEN COLLECTIVE PULLED MORE THAN 1/2 WAY.TAIL STRUCK GROUND

## Other reports on N543HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19801001044229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001044229A), Oct 1, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N543HA), Quincy, CA, Substantial damage. Lost engine. Made unscheduled autorotation landing, rough terrain. Rolled over. Found 3rd stage turbine failure.

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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