# Accident 19810715042299A: Hiller UH12C, Burleson, TX, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Burleson, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5144° N, 97.3233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burleson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5144&lon=-97.3233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57CR-2014-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 11 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715042299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED. HELICOPTER ROLLED ON IMPACT. FOULED IGNITER. ENGINE GAVE PRIOR WARNING.

## 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 FTW81FPD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD31), Jul 15, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N57CR), Burleson, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57CR (1)

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

- [Accident 19990616007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616007139A), Jun 16, 1999: Hiller UH12C (N57CR), Delphos, OH, Destroyed. 1956 Hiller-world helicopters UH-12C helicopter lost power, and the pilot auto-rotated the acft, the main rotor flexed on landing and severed the tail of the…

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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