# Accident 19810526029689A: Hiller UH12E, Lahaina, HI, May 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lahaina, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 20.8860° N, 156.6662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lahaina, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8860&lon=-156.6662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4027G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027G-2012-11-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,250 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526029689A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING SPRAY OPERATION. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX81FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA10), May 26, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N4027G), Lahaina, HI, 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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