# Accident 19810529035939A: Hiller UH12E, Milton-Freewate, OR, May 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Milton-Freewate, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.9340° N, 118.3910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milton-Freewater, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9340&lon=-118.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99575-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23G (registry code 4360121, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529035939A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 SEA81FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM25), May 29, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N99575), Milton-Freewtr, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99575 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780721031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721031029A), Jul 21, 1978: Hiller OH23G (N99575), Mesa, WA, Substantial damage. Dirt in refueling tanks. T/r severed tail boom.

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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